Ousted Sri Lanka Cricket Board (BCCSL) chief Thilanga Sumathipala said that he had no confidence in the probe committee appointed by Sports Minister Lakshman Kiriella to investigate alleged misdeeds and financial malpractices during his term of office.

Sumathipala expressed his displeasure over the individuals in the committee in a letter sent to the Minister through his lawyers.

"I have reasonable doubts about the qualification of the five members of the committee," said Sumathipala, alleging that some of them had reason to be biased against him.

The displaced president said that he would not anwer any questions by the committee or appear before them if he was asked to do so because he had no confidence in them.

The committee comprises Hemantha Warnakulasuriya (chairman), Maxi Wijetilleke, Sunil Abeyratne, Priyantha Algama and M. Sivaratnam.

Sumathipala said he had no objection to the appointment of a qualified committee to probe his term in office.

"We have been unfairly accused of financial mismanagement in the last few months. This is a plot to fix us," he said.

Sumathipala and his committee was ousted last month by the Sports Minister when he dissolved the BCCSL and appointed an interim committee to run cricket accusing the Sumathipala administration of financial mismanagement.

Since then Sumathipala has gone to courts challenging the validity of the interim committee.

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