* Payment disparities mar Indo series preparations* Grant Flower tests positive* Namal talks about solutions for cricket’s deteriorationBy Revatha S. SilvaSri Lanka cricket is in an abysmal mess. Yet the most bizarre development is the query of the new intakes to the Sri Lanka white-ball squad for India series who are now a disgruntled lot, due to the meagre amounts paid to them after signing contracts this week with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for the Indo series. Records say Sri Lanka has set ‘the world record’ for the most number of Captains and national players (49) since 2019. Grant Flower testing positiveThe latest twist reported yesterday in this Sri Lanka cricket fiasco is that their Batting Coach tested positive for Covid-19. “Antigen tests were made on the rest of the squad in the Sri Lanka bio bubble and all of them are negative.

Source: The Nation July 08, 2021 19:07 UTC