Sri Lankan players unpaid since World Cup - reports

[Che Guevara]

About 100 cricketers contracted to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), including national players, have not been paid their salaries since the 2011 World Cup, co-hosted by Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh, BBC Sinhala has reported.

There were also doubts over whether the SLC would be able to pay salaries in the next two months. "There is a truth in those media reports to a certain extent," SLC chairman Upali Dharmadasa was quoted as telling BBC Sinhala.

Dharmadasa said efforts were being made to pay the players as soon as the SLC received the remaining payments from the ICC for staging the World Cup. "The ICC still owes us $4-5 million," he said.

The board had revamped the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and built two new grounds in Pallekele and Hambantota for the tournament in February and March, and the capital expenditure incurred is reported to have left it in debt.

Sri Lanka news: Sri Lankan players unpaid since World Cup - reports | Sri Lanka Cricket News | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[fd24]

its already up.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/cricke...ers-not-paid-since-world-cup.html#post2229419

 

[luckyyy]

and coz bcci didn't participte in lankan t20 , the lankan members on pdf won't like tlankan players to play in ipl too...

 

[kingkobra]

it is not about the money..it is about the love for the game

 

[SpArK]

Thats why they are looking for other options..

Players earn while in their prime. Its not a long profession.

 

[garibnawaz]