The Sri Lanka national cricket team players have refused to sign the annual central contract, alleging a lack of transparency from the cricket board. “The tour contract also refers to matters of the annual main contract for 2021, which is yet unsigned. The statement came as Sri Lanka Cricket extended the June 3 deadline until Sunday. Sri Lanka Cricket officials said the base fees in the new contracts were in addition to payments for each match as well as allowances for travel outside Colombo. Sri Lanka is ranked eighth out of the 10 Test nations, ninth in one-day internationals, and eighth in the Twenty20 rankings.

Source: The Nation June 05, 2021 18:22 UTC