{"id":9345,"date":"2025-07-23T18:36:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?p=9345"},"modified":"2025-07-23T18:36:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:06:34","slug":"icc-annual-general-meeting-concludes-with-two-new-nations-joined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/icc-annual-general-meeting-concludes-with-two-new-nations-joined\/","title":{"rendered":"ICC Annual General Meeting concludes with Two new nations joined"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ICC Annual General Meeting in Singapore concluded recently. 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