The long-serving Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ashley de Silva, has been included into the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women’s Cricket Committee.

De Silva, 63, an old boy of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo represented Sri Lanka in three Tests and four ODIs from 1986 to 1993 after which he moved into the administrative sphere of the domestic cricket establishment.

The ex-wicket-keeper batter who turned out for Colombo Cricket Club (CCC) in the local first-class circuit, was appointed as Sri Lanka Cricket’s first permanent CEO in September 2013.

He had replaced Ajith Jayasekera as SLCs Acting CEO in March of that year. He had also served as the controlling body’s Director of Cricket Operations from 5 years before.

Before joining the SLC, de Silva had also managed Sri Lanka’s Under-19 side on an assignment basis before 2008, and was the General Manager of private telecommunication company Suntel for 5 years.

Former India women’s skipper Mithali Raj, current India women’s head coach Amol Muzumdar, incumbent New Zealand women’s head coach Ben Sawyer, England women’s head coach Charlotte Edwards and ex-Samoan umpire Sala Stella Siale-Vaea Tagitau, are the others apart from the SLC CEO, to have been named in the ICC Women’s Cricket Committee.

The main task entrusted to the ICC Women’s Cricket Committee is to advise the sport’s global body on all matters related to the women’s game, while providing its support towards popularisation and growth of women’s cricket.

The Committee will also be tasked with updates of the sport’s laws and tournament regulations while submitting its recommendations to the Dubai-based governing body.