Sri Lanka Cricket awards central contracts to 41 male players

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has handed out upgraded central contracts to a whopping 41 male players, up from 29 previously. Like in previous years, there are six categories - A1, A2, B2, C1, C2, and 'A' Team - with several performance-based clauses included. Notwithstanding, SLC has declined to unveil the specific classes every one of the players has been opened in, with President Ashley de Silva telling Cricket, "We would rather not adversely influence player assurance by freely uncovering that data." The extended agreement list implies new faces, for example, Shevon Daniel, Dushan Hemantha, Nuwanidu Fernando and Sahan Arachchige have all acquired arrangements notwithstanding their restricted game time with the public side. Taking all things together, 18 new players have been welcomed ready, and six players dropped - most strikingly Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Danushka Gunathilaka, who have not shown up for the public group in north of a year. Lahiru Thirimanne, Nuwan Pradeep, Minod Bhanuka and Lakshan Sandakan are the other four to not get it done from the last arrangement of agreements passed out in 2022. Key in the new agreements is an emphasis on red-ball cricket, with Test-match expenses seeing a 100 percent knock, the thought being to boost players to make themselves accessible for the more extended configuration of the game. The installments, however, will be merit-based with "various installment structures" contingent upon results. ODI and T20I match charges have had a level 25% expansion. Alongside improved everyday remittances, players will likewise get one-time installments for garnish the ICC player rankings either as a hitter, a bowler or an allrounder. Players making it into the main ten in the rankings yet not fixing them will likewise be conceded a one-time installment. Sri Lanka's centrally contracted men's players Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Wanindu Hasaranga, Angelo Mathews, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya De Silva, Charith Asalanka, Pathum Nissanka, Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka, Asitha Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Ramesh Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Lahiru Kumara, Nishan Madushka, Matheesha Pathirana, Kusal Janith Perera, Vishwa Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay, Pramod Madushan, Janith Liyanage, Akila Dananjaya, Praveen Jayawickrama, Nuwan Thushara, Sahan Arachchige, Nuwanidu Fernando, Dushan Hemantha, Lasith Embuldeniya, Binura Fernando, Shevon Daniel, Niroshan Dickwella, Ashen Bandara, Oshada Fernando, Avishka Fernando