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Sri Lanka Cricketers threaten to retire prematurely over the new grading system
Sri Lanka cricketers have threatened their board they will retire prematurely after the introduction of a new points-based grading system which in turn will decide their annual paychecks. The players have demanded more transparency from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) as to how they are being graded as the new system will significantly impact their earnings.
As per the new system, players will now be categories into four different groups based on points that give priority to levels of fitness, discipline, performance in international and domestic cricket during the last two years, leadership, and overall value to the team, reports The Sunday Times.
Players want the board to reveal how the points are being allotted to understand the thought process and identify areas that they need to improve upon.
"Each player very correctly believes they are entitled to a disclosure on the points allotted which categorized their ranking,” Nishan Sydney Premathiratne, the player representative in the SLC contract negotiations, told The Sunday Times.
“Transparency would also create unity and harmony. All players are in unison seeking this information. Transparency is paramount so that the players also know how they were assessed and what weaknesses they need to address,” he added.
