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I regret Vaas’s resignation at the last moment: Namal

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Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa expressed his regrets over the eleventh-hour resignation of Chaminda Vaas, who was appointed Consultant bowling coach during the Sri Lanka's tour of the Caribbean.

He told Parliament that the Sri Lankan team had to leave for the West Indies without a fast bowling coach due to the resignation of Vaas.

Responding to a question raised by SJB MP Thushara Indunil, he said he was not justifying the reason behind the resignation as monetary matters could have been negotiated with the SLC.

“Vass is on a coaching contract with SLC. He was agreed a tour fee of Rs. 750,000 in addition to the contract fee. We were planning to recruit him as the bowling coach on a long term basis after the West Indies Tour. We discussed it with him also. He could have negotiated his payment issues when renewing the contract,” he said.(Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)

 

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  Comments - 10

  • basith Tuesday, 23 February 2021 12:10 PM

    money is not an issue for him,POLITICS IN SPORTS%

    REEZ Tuesday, 23 February 2021 12:11 PM

    Everyone is for Vaasy

    Michael Ranasinghe Tuesday, 23 February 2021 01:39 PM

    Vass must follow Sanga and Mahela .. they flatly refuse to be part of anything to do with SLC .

    Haroon Tuesday, 23 February 2021 01:39 PM

    Be careful Vass... White van is lurking

    Mithula Tuesday, 23 February 2021 01:43 PM

    If foreign coaches can be paid such high salaries why can’t are own boys who have given a life time to Srilankan cricket be paid same salary! This is what happens when idiots and bookies run the cricket Board!

    BE FAIR Tuesday, 23 February 2021 01:44 PM

    "Regret", you should be ashamed this happened under your watch

    Dee Tuesday, 23 February 2021 02:24 PM

    Shall we take him to a car park?

    Peacemaker Tuesday, 23 February 2021 02:27 PM

    This is what happens when namal baby runs SL cricket, worse to come

    warren Tuesday, 23 February 2021 02:39 PM

    Do not know whether Vass was pressurised to embrace "born again"...

    Alponso Tuesday, 23 February 2021 07:53 PM

    Who knows apperently our King family is allso going towards nor again Allaliuiya

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