All-rounder Angelo Mathews, together with three suspended players Danushka Gunathilaka, Niroshan Dickwella, and Kusal Mendis. They have not been named in Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) list of 18 players advertised national contracts on Friday.
The contracts will be for a length of five months, enduring till 31 December 2021. On the contracts, an articulation by the board examined: “The players marked the contracts. Without any deviation from the contracts advertised already. Which formulates by Sri Lanka Cricket together with the Specialized Advisory Committee.
“The players were chosen beneath four categories and were designated by the Determination Board. Based on a set of criteria such as Execution, Wellness, Leadership/Seniority, Professionalism/Code of Conduct, and Future/Adaptability. However, The criteria and the assignment of points to person players shared among the players sometime recently they marked the contracts.”
Mathews was not on the contracted players’ list since he is “as of now inaccessible for choice”. SLC clarified
“Angelo Mathews, who among the players offered a contract was not considering. As he is currently unavailable for selection, whilst Danushka Gunathilaka, Niroshan Dickwella, and also Kusal Mendis is currently serving a ban. Isuru Udana has retired from international cricket,” SLC added.
Mendis, wicketkeeper Dickwella, and also Gunathilaka sent domestic from Britain for breaching bio-bubble conventions in Durham
Players given national contracts:
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 and Akila Dananjaya.
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