Reports: Two Out Of Three Tainted Sri Lankan Cricketers To Play In The USA For $125000 For A Year

The Sri Lanka cricket team received a jolt in England amid their abysmal tour over the conduct of Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, and Niroshan Dickwella. The three cricketers faced a ban of one year from all forms of international cricket from the Sri Lanka Cricket Board. However, two out of three players is likely to move to the United States to resume their careers.

Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, and Niroshan Dickwella have faced a one-year ban due to their bio-bubble breach in England, where all three were loitering without masks in the Durham streets. The Sri Lanka Cricket Board decided to bring all three back home and did not consider them for the home series against India either. The board recently slapped them with a year-long ban.

A source revealed that the contract is to play for $125000 per year for three years. It further stated that one of the players had lied to the disciplinary committee about a fatal accident and is trying to take on the CEO after his punishment.

“The said arrangement is to play for U.S.A. for $ 125,000 per year, for three years. In his inquiry, the player was proved lying to the disciplinary committee on a fatal accident which he had committed some time ago. Now he is trying to take on the SLC CEO over his punishment,” the sources claimed.

This legend is a good pal of the Sri Lanka player’s manager: Sources

The sources additionally claimed a legendary cricketer backed these players to take the USA route while preparing to leave the nation. He is well recognized for playing double games secretly.

“This legend is a good pal of the player manager of the two players who now try to leave the country. The legend well known in the cricket circles for playing covert double games,” they added.

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