Cricket Board set up to satisfy clubs: Minister of Sports
Posted by Editor on August 10, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, Minister of Sports Mahindananda Aluthgamage said that the Cricket Board has been set up only to satisfy clubs.
He said that by the end of the year, the players payments and other issues will be solved.
The Minister of Sports noted that Sri Lanka pays the most to the players, with 60 percent of the income going into the players’ pay cheques.
The Minister made these comments in response to a question raised by UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake.
The UNP MP also charged that players and administrators are being used for election propaganda, an allegation that was rejected by Minister Aluthgamage.
Courtesy: News First
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This ministry killed cricket in SL. Now its having the last breath, what else can be done? Waiting to be buried.
Sports in SL should be independent from politics….