No pay for SL players; cloud over India tour
Posted on Jul 09, 2008 at 11:34 | Updated Jul 10, 2008 at 10:26
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New Delhi: Less than two weeks to go before India tour the island country and a dispute between the Sri Lankan players and the board is reaching a boiling point with an emergency meeting being called for later this week. The players have not been paid for four months as new contracts for the players have not been prepared.
"We did not even see a first draft of the new contract until seven weeks after our last contract lapsed. We have waited patiently for weeks, we have even played on despite being unpaid, but we are now fed up and need this resolved fast," an unnamed Sri Lanka player told Reuters.
Junior players in Sri lanka receive $15,000 a year as a retainer, the lowest annual contract fees of all Test playing nations. And the senior cricketers had demanded a significant increase in the contract fees for them.
However, Arjauna Ranatunga, who heads the board, has reportedly refused any hike in the fees and instead has proposed that players be fined in case they lost a Test match.
Sri Lanka, who just successfully defended the Asia Cup in Pakistan, are believed to be paid the least among all the Test playing nations.
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Posted By Vijay Kumar
SL players should understand the financial position of the board. Arjuna is right saying that entire cricket system in SL
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Posted By Raj
It is showing as to how unmotivational is Sri Lankan Board. Players can\''t be punished for loosing a cricket match
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Posted By sindu
This is good idea that India can start, don\''t allowe to play IPL or ICL. If they can\''t play ICL
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Posted By Teaser
Probably they are showing their anguish against the board in the playground only. Unlike the Indians expressing in the onfield(too
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Posted By Test user
How sad
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