Sri Lankan cricketers have agreed to compete towards England on a tour-specific contract, however won’t signal annual contracts till the governing physique explains the SLC analysis course of.
Sri Lanka is to tour England for 3 Twenty20 and as many ODIs between June 18 and July 4.
After a stormy spherical of talks, the administration instructed the gamers that they’d both cancel the England tour or ship it to a 3rd get together.
The gamers instructed administration they’d signal a tour-specific contract, however wanted extra time to signal the annual contracts.
The gamers had breached the June 3 deadline for signing the contracts, citing lack of transparency within the course of.
Defying the deadline, the gamers mentioned they had been able to play for the nation, despite the fact that the administration had determined to not pay salaries due to their refusal to enter into contracts.
At the height of controversy and negotiations final month, gamers mentioned the remuneration provided to gamers was 3 instances lower than what was paid to gamers in different counties.
The SLC had by then introduced that 24 key gamers had been provided contracts underneath the 4 classes and had been given a deadline of June 3 to signal them.
Only six gamers within the launched classes are in Category A and their annual wage ranges from US$70,000 to US$100,000.
The batsman, Dhananjay de Silva attracted essentially the most – 100,000, the remaining had been to fetch US$70-80,000.
Players objected to SLC’s determination to make gamers’ particular cost particulars public, saying the disclosures pose a critical safety concern for each participant.
He claimed that the SLC’s determination to make the gamers’ wage particulars public has affected their confidence and peace of thoughts.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
