Shammi Silva
Shammi Silva | |
|---|---|
| ශම්මි ශිරාජ් සිල්වා | |
| 29th President of Asian Cricket Council | |
| In office 6 December 2024 – 3 April 2025 | |
| Vice President | Pankaj Khimji |
| Preceded by | Jay Shah |
| Succeeded by | Mohsin Naqvi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Atulugamage Shammi Shiraj Silva 7 August 1960 Colombo |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Spouse | Roberta |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Nalanda College, Colombo |
| Occupation | Cricket Administrator |
Atulugamage Shammi Shiraj Silva (Sinhala: අටුලුගමගේ ෂම්මි ශිරාජ් සිල්වා, born 7 August 1960) is a sports administrator, and the former president (2019/2022) of Sri Lanka Cricket. Shammi was elected as President of SLC for another two year term when the election was held on 20 May 2021. Throughout his tenure, Silva and the Sri Lanka Cricket Board has been accused by various parties of corruption, financial mismanagement and match-fixing allegations, sparking public outcry.