 The name of the country changed from Ceylon to Sri Lanka on 22 May 1972.Sri Lanka's performance in its two matches against Pakistan in 1973-74 led the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan, A. H. Kardar, to urge the International Cricket Conference (ICC) to consider promoting Sri Lanka to Test status.The Sri Lankan national team made its first appearance in top-class international cricket at the 1975 Cricket World Cup in England.