Sri Lanka cricketers agree to tour England without contracts
Cricket | June 08, 2021 12:02 ISTSri Lanka cricketers had been complaining that the methodology used for calculating contracts was not transparent.
Sri Lanka cricketers had been complaining that the methodology used for calculating contracts was not transparent.
Indian selectors are expected to pick plenty of fringe players for the limited overs tour with Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya in the fray for leading the side.
The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had announced that 24 of the leading players were offered contracts under 4 categories and they had been given a deadline until June 3 to sign on dotted lines.
The top seven teams, plus hosts India, from the 13 in the Super League will qualify directly for the ODI World Cup to be staged in India in 2023.
De Silva said the players' rejection of the central contracts was "unfair", because the Board is offering more for winning series against top-ranked opposition.
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Mushfiqur Rahim was in cracking form for the hosts, slamming a 127-ball 125 to get his team to 246 on a tricky wicket after Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
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Sri Lanka is scheduled to play three ODIs against hosts Bangladesh starting on Friday. The second and third game are slated for May 25 and 28.
The players have rejected the proposed pay structure, which sees the seniors in particular take big pay cuts.
India's tour of Sri Lanka in June last year was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which sent the entire Future Tours Programme (FTP) of the top cricketing countries haywire.
Sri Lanka have named a young squad for the series, which starts on May 23.
Perera said he wants to build a culture in which players have confidence.
Malinga, who has announced his retirement from ODI cricket, was released by his IPL franchise Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of the 2021 auctions.
All-rounders Dhananjaya Lakshan and Ishan Jayaratne tested positive on Saturday and have been quarantined for 14 days.
The team, which departs for Dhaka on May 16, will play an intra-squad practice game on May 21 after a short quarantine.
Suranga Lakmal started brightly by dismissing Saif Hassan (1) and Najmul Shanto (0) but the attacking Tamim kept his head, regularly finding boundaries during his steady knock.
Karunaratne and De Silva were involved in a 322-run partnership for the fourth wicket on a wicketless day dominated by the Sri Lankans.
Bangladesh continued their dominance in the first Test against Sri Lanka with Najmul Hossain Shanto and captain Mominul Haque's mammoth partnership leading them to 474/4 at the end of Day 2.
Shanto, who started the day on his maiden test century at 126, was out for 163 soon after lunch to end their third-wicket stand. Mominul reached his 11th test century in the morning session.
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