NOC is required from SLC to play in another country: CEO

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Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ashley de Silva said that any Sri Lankan player who wants to play cricket in another country should first obtain a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the country’s governing sports body.

“I have read through the media that some players are planning to go abroad and play cricket, but wherever they are going, they need to get a No Objection letter from us. Without a No Objection letter, they cannot take part in any tournament, they will not be encouraged. They can go to other countries, but they will not be able to play any cricket,” said de Silva.

When it was pointed out that these players were not under contract with SLC, de Silva replied: “Even if the players are not under contract with SLC, they must still get a NOC from us. If you are taking part in a tournament in any other country, you are required to get a NOC from SLC. So far, no one has applied.”

The past week the social and print media has been speculating that three Sri Lankan cricketers Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka are planning to go to the US and play cricket.

The three players are presently undergoing a one-year ban and two-year suspended ban from all forms of cricket after being found guilty of breaching the team’s bio-bubble while on the tour to UK recently. – (ST)