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Sri Lanka cricketers agree to tour England without contracts
Amid the tussle between Sri Lanka Cricket and the national players, the cricketers have agreed to tour England without a contract. This comes after the governing body promised players to make their evaluation marks public when they return to Sri Lanka after the England tour. The cricketers had been showing resistance towards the contract, which they felt lack transparency and do not adequately compensate senior players.
"This is the transparency the players had been requesting from the outset," ESPNcricinfo quoted the players' lawyer Nishan Premathiratne as saying.
"They will play this tour without signing any contract. They have signed a voluntary declaration, but there's nothing there about player remuneration. They have always been committed to playing for Sri Lanka," he added.
According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, performance and fitness are the two key criteria that form 70 percent of a player's overall mark as per the new proposed scheme and 10 percent each for leadership, professionalism, and future potential or adaptability.
