FILE PHOTO: Sri Lanka cricket captain Dimuth Karunaratne speaks during a news conference ahead of the two test cricket matches against England for the ICC World Test Championship in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Cricket in Sri Lanka plunged into a crisis after leading players refused to sign new contracts they find "unfair and non-transparent", media reported on Saturday.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) handed contracts to 24 players on the eve of the team's departure for Bangladesh, with lower base salaries and more performance-based incentives, said the reports in media outlets such as the ESPNcricinfo website and the Daily News.
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