Sri Lanka nationwide gamers are refusing to signal new contracts that see their funds slashed by up to 40 %, a lawyer representing them mentioned Friday. The squad, who say they’re being held “at gunpoint”, are notably offended on the function performed by former Australia star Tom Moody who’s a part of a nationwide board panel that proposed the brand new contracts. While no risk of a strike has been made, former captain Angelo Mathews and Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne — who suffered the largest cuts — had been dropped from a tour of Bangladesh. Mathews’ annual price fell from $130,000 a yr to $80,000 whereas Karunaratne was provided $70,000, a drop of $30,000.
Minus the 2 star gamers and with the showdown rising, the workforce are in Bangladesh getting ready for 3 one-day internationals beginning Sunday.
“We are more worried about the criteria adopted by the board in deciding the new scheme,” mentioned the participant, who didn’t need to be named.
“They have published our pay. They must publish what is paid to Moody and the coach and other officials so people can decide if what is paid to us is reasonable.”
Former Sri Lanka Test participant and coach Chandika Hathurusingha, who was sacked in 2019 after Sri Lanka’s early exit from the World Cup, was reportedly paid in extra of $40,000 a month.
Sri Lanka Cricket mentioned gamers might earn extra below the brand new performance-based pay scheme formulated with the assistance of former skipper Aravinda de Silva and Moody.
The Australian was employed in March because the Sri Lankan board’s director of cricket to put together the workforce for the subsequent World Cup.
Moody informed reporters on Wednesday that the panel had studied pay constructions in different nations earlier than developing with its scheme.
The 24 nationwide gamers are provided annual contracts with all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva and wicket-keeper Niroshan Dikwella getting the very best remuneration of $100,000 every. However, each have rejected the brand new pay deal, in accordance to their lawyer.
Sri Lanka Cricket officers mentioned the bottom charges in the brand new contracts had been in addition to funds for every match in addition to allowances for journey outdoors Colombo.
Shammi Silva informed reporters after his re-election that he believed that the gamers had the potential to earn extra and assist Sri Lanka enhance its rankings.
Sri Lanka is ranked eighth out of the ten Test nations, ninth in one-day internationals and eighth in Twenty20 rankings.
Cash-strapped after a lot of excursions had been cancelled final yr due to the coronavirus pandemic, Sri Lanka has persuaded India to play further video games on a tour in July in order that it may earn elevated tv income.
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