In a significant development highlighting the ongoing struggles within Sri Lankan club cricket, former national captain Arjuna Ranatunga has announced his resignation from the Executive Committee of the Singhalese Sports Club (SSC). The move reflects his growing frustration with what he describes as the club leadership’s failure to prioritize cricket and implement essential reforms.

Ranatunga, a longtime advocate for structural improvements in Sri Lankan cricket, expressed dismay over SSC’s current trajectory. “I have been very vocal with regard to cricket at the club for many years,” he stated, recalling a time when senior players were actively involved in decision-making. In contrast, he now sees a shift towards personal agendas dominating the committee’s focus, rather than elevating SSC’s cricketing standards.

A particularly sore point for Ranatunga is the club’s relegation to Division Two in the domestic Club Tournament—an outcome he described as “humiliating.” Although he had welcomed the appointment of Ranjith Pandithage as president in hopes of a revival, he believes no meaningful policy changes have been enacted.

In his resignation letter, Ranatunga wrote, “I feel that it is of no use or value, my being a member of the Executive Committee,” further citing poor decision-making within the Cricket House Committee, which he claims has adversely impacted both SSC and Sri Lankan cricket as a whole.

Having joined SSC as a schoolboy cricketer and remained affiliated for over four decades, Ranatunga considers the club his second home. Though stepping away with disappointment, he remains hopeful that future reforms will help restore SSC’s reputation and role in Sri Lankan domestic cricket.

His resignation underscores broader concerns over leadership and governance in the domestic cricket structure, raising fresh calls for institutional reform and accountability within Sri Lanka’s club cricket ecosystem.