Cricket: SLC to offer domestic player contracts for 103 cricketers

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will provide contracts to over 100 domestic cricket players with an investment of Rs. 85 million for the 2017/2018 season.
 
Accordingly, 103 players who took part in the Major Tournament 2016/2017 has been listed to be given annual player contracts.

The players were selected on the following criteria.

"20 first class players who had performed at the highest level during the last season, 23players under the emerging category to encourage them to perform well in the domestic tournaments, 29 players from the under 19 age group category,14 former national players and 17other players, who have represented Sri Lanka in the recent past, but were left out of the national contracts, are among the players selected to be given new contracts for the year 2017/2018 season," SLC's press release stated.

Apart from the annual contacts given by SLC, all players are entitled to the usual financial assistance given by their respective clubs.