Credits: Sri Lanka Sports
The 24 Sri Lankan players offered a contract disagreed on signing for reason being contracts unfairness and non-transparency. The regarded players also displayed ‘shock and consternation as their salary details were leaked to the public.
Senior players whose salary has been hit the hardest are expected to decline the proposed contract but the Lankan board is surprised about all the 24 players withdrawing from agreeing to the new contract offered to them.
“Not in agreement to sign unfair and non-transparent contracts and urge SLC to not hold the players at gunpoint or give the players such ultimatums”. In the statement from attorney Nishan Sydney Premathiratne on behalf of all 24 players agreeing to not sign the contract.
Sources say that the selected 24 players are given a deadline till June 3 to sign the proposed contract.