Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday said that none of the contracted players of the SLC have sought permission to take part in the PDC T10 League.
“Several recent media published stated that several Sri Lanka players will take part in a tournament called ‘PDC T10 League,’ which, according to the said reports will be held in Sri Lanka, starting 25th June. However, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) wishes to announce that none of the contracted players of the SLC have sought permission to take part in a contest of such nor Sri Lanka Cricket has endorsed a tournament of such” SLC said in a media statement.
On June 17, media groups had published a news, quoting India’s premier news agency PTI , that several Sri Lankan players including the likes of Ajantha Mendis, Chamara Silva, Nuwan Kulasekara, Asela Gunarathna, Dhammika Prasad, Sachithra Senanayake, Chamara Kapugedra, Thilan Thushara and Ishara Amerasinghe were scheduled to play in the league, set to start on June 25.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka has lost out on hosting a couple of high-profile cricket series. In March, England’s two-Test tour of Sri Lanka was postponed after the ECB requested for it due to the growing threat of the virus. Last week, India’s tour of Sri Lanka was also called off, an assignment that should have seen India played three ODIs and three T20Is starting June end and continuing till July.
Sri Lankan cricketers however, have resumed training. The coaching and support staff overseeing the training of the players consists of a four-member unit and all players strictly adhere to the health regulations imposed by the government in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
