Cricketers sign tour contracts for India series

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Sri Lanka’s top national cricketers have made themselves available for the home series against India this month after agreeing to sign tour contracts. 

As part of the now protracted impasse between the players and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) over annual central contracts, national cricketers had even refused to sign tour-specific contracts ahead of last month’s tour of England, signing Tour Declaration letters instead. 

However, SLC have taken a firmer stance upon the team’s return from England on Monday, giving them an ultimatum to either sign the tour contracts or risk being omitted for the Indian series altogether. 

Several younger cricketers had already committed to signing tour contracts last night, with the rest following this morning. 
The Daily Mirror learns that some of the players had also indicated a willingness to sign the annual central contracts, but that had been differed to a later date. 

The issue with the annual central contracts stems from what senior players highlighted as a lack of transparency in the grading system used, among other concerns, with all 24 cricketers that were offered the contracts uniting in their refusal to sign those contracts. 

 

  Comments - 10

  • Joshua Wednesday, 07 July 2021 10:52 AM

    Please give performance based contracts. Nothing below that..... Either they perform or go home.

    J.J. Desmond Wednesday, 07 July 2021 10:57 AM

    Hope they will not be beaten to India-C Team and get humiliated.

    Lucky Wednesday, 07 July 2021 10:58 AM

    Shameless boys, shameless selectors, shameless coach.

    Roy Munaweera Wednesday, 07 July 2021 11:00 AM

    Again without Senior players. Bad luck for Sri Lanka squad.

    Morris (SL Cricket Pissa) Wednesday, 07 July 2021 11:03 AM

    Any action taken by our Cricket Board against those three 3rd class cricketers who came back to with a bad reputation from England. Are they playing with India?

    Sad Wednesday, 07 July 2021 11:05 AM

    Waste of money and time

    Lanka Wednesday, 07 July 2021 11:21 AM

    These fellows must be paid each match basis.... That's the way to go until we get some respect into this game!!!! You perform well you reward is double and vice versa.... If not these donkeys will take things for granted

    MN Wednesday, 07 July 2021 11:24 AM

    Whether experienced or not result is defeat, so ignore there demands and young set whose is ready to follow rules

    ravin Wednesday, 07 July 2021 11:33 AM

    Ha haa !!! they say failures are pillars of success.

    Labby Wednesday, 07 July 2021 12:04 PM

    What a waste of precious finance resources, especially for a struggling economy like ours. The contracted remunerations should be performance based, that is the only way to get the best out of our cricketers who boast of talent but severely lack in performance.


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