SL players association concerned about safety during IPL

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Sri Lanka Cricket Players' Association (SLCPA) has written to the Federation of International Cricketers' Association to assess the safety of its players during the sixth edition of the IPL, starting April 3.

The safety concerns have been raised following the attacks against Sri Lankan nationals in Tamil Nadu.

SLCPA Chairman Ken de Alwis said that a letter had already been dispatched to the FICA and a response was awaited.

13 Sri Lankan players including Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Lasith Malinga are part of various IPL franchises.

Some of them represent Chennai Super Kings who are based in the state where the recent anti-Sri Lankan attacks have taken place.

At least two Buddhist monks came under attack in two separate incidents since Sunday, causing public anger in Colombo.

The attacks, Colombo maintains are isolated and carried out by a minority group who long for a revival of the LTTE in Sri Lanka.(NDTV)

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Tangent Tuesday, 19 March 2013 05:14 PM

Big money, high risk. That is the name of the game.

ilyasfazly Tuesday, 19 March 2013 05:26 PM

IPL is worth ' a few dollars more' than the empty threats.So our guys will go for it .

Calistus Jayatilleke Wednesday, 20 March 2013 04:27 AM

Why worry, when they have a player like Malinga, who has proved his heroics in Sri Lanka.

Mason Wednesday, 20 March 2013 04:25 AM

No Sri Lankan cricketer will forgo IPL. They anxiously wait for it. Risk or No Risk.

Ism Wednesday, 20 March 2013 04:32 AM

Don't go, without SL no 20 20

lionheart Wednesday, 20 March 2013 04:27 AM

Aney yanawa oi wedak balagena!!!!!

lionheart Wednesday, 20 March 2013 04:34 AM

Exactly. Someone better protect the Indian from this Rathgama Thug.

meshach reuben Wednesday, 20 March 2013 06:02 PM

they should boycott the IPL due to the recent attacks.. will they do it???

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