SLC offers central contracts to 19 players

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Sri Lanka Cricket has offered central contracts to a total of 19 players for the year 2022 while 10 players have been given domestic contracts for the same period.

According to SLC CEO Ashley de Silva, all the players have signed the contracts which is contrast to last year when players raised concerns over the new performance based contracts that was introduced by the Sports Minister appointed Technical Advisory Committee in consultation with the Director of Cricket and the national selection committee. It caused much dissension between SLC and the players and dragged on for several months before the contracts were finally signed.

The players have been placed in six categories from A1 to C2. The players occupying the top category A1 are national Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne, Dhananjaya de Silva who retains his top category, Dushmantha Chameera and Wanindu Hasaranga.

Interestingly, the three national cricketers who were banned by SLC for breaking bio-secure protocols during the tour of England last year Niroshan Dickwella, Danushka Gunathilaka and Kusal Mendis have been placed in the lowest category C2. (ST)

The rest of the categories are:

B1 – Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dasun Shanaka, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews
B2 – Lasith Embuldeniya, Ramesh Mendis, Charith Asalanka
C1 – Vishwa Fernando, Avishka Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne
Domestic Players – Praveen Jayawickrama, Oshada Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Lakshan Sandakan, Maheesh Theekshana, Nuwan Pradeep, Binura Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Minod Bhanuka, Kamindu Mendis