SLC, top players locked in pay dispute
The Hindu
If the dispute is not sorted out soon, it could affect Sri Lanka’s bilateral series against India in July.
Sri Lanka's top cricketers, led by Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne and a host of seniors, including Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews, have refused to sign the central contracts offered by the board which they believe is far less compared to what the other countries offer. If the dispute is not sorted out soon, it could affect Sri Lanka’s bilateral series against India in July, where six limited-over matches are expected to fill the coffers of the cash-strapped board of the island nation. A statement from the attorney representing almost all the top players said that the remuneration proposed to the players is one third compared to a few other cricket-playing nations as per a Federation of International Cricket Association (FICA) report.More Related News