India vs Sri Lanka 2021: Lankans earned THIS staggering amount for hosting Shikhar Dhawan’s side

SLC secretary Mohan de Silva also thanked the BCCI and Indian team for completing the tour despite a positive COVID-19 case and close contacts kept in isolation.

The recent white-ball series between India and Sri Lanka has resulted in big money for the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). Even after the Indian camp got hit by COVID-19 after Krunal Pandya tested positive, the tour was completed with the two T20Is played on consecutive days. India won the ODI series 2-1 while Sri Lanka bagged the T20I series with the same margin. Playing three ODIs and as many T20Is has led to SLC earning a revenue of $14.5 million (RS 107 crore), said its secretary Mohan de Silva. “According to the FTP (Future Tours Program) the tour was only for three ODIs, but our President Shammi Silva managed to persuade the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) to give us an additional three T20Is which resulted in the enhancement of the commercial value. It was made possible because of the relationship we have cultivated with the Indian Cricket Board. We got $ 14.5 million from broadcasting and other rights like ground, etc.,” De Silva was quoted as saying by the Daily FT.