18 players sign National contracts

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Cricket says that 18 players signed National Player Contracts, which came into effect from 01 August 2021. The new contract will be for a 05 month period, and SLC further stated that the players signed the contracts without any deviation from the previous contracts offered by SLC. The players were chosen under four categories and were nominated by the Selection Panel, based on a set of criteria such as Performance, Fitness, Leadership and Seniority, Professionalism and Code of Conduct, and Future and Adaptability. The criteria and the allocation of points to individual players were shared among the players before they signed the contracts. Meanwhile, Angelo Mathews, who was among the players offered a contract was not considered, due to unavailability while Danushka Gunathilaka, Niroshan Dickwella and Kusal Mendis are currently serving a ban. The full list of players who signed the contract is as follows; Dhananjaya De Silva Kusal Perera Dimuth Karunaratne Suranga Lakmal Dasun Shanaka Wanindu Hasaranga Lasith Embuldeniya Pathum Nissanka Lahiru Thirimanne Dushmantha Chameera Dinesh Chandimal Lakshan Sandakan Vishwa Fernando Oshada Fernando Ramesh Mendis Lahiru Kumara Ashen Bandara Akila Dananjaya