Sri Lanka cricketers outgrow the game, get too big for their boots-BY CALLISTUS DAVY Sri Lankans could do well if their minds are not corrupted by senior players Source:Sundayobserver Demanding bigger pay is one thing, wanting to hide what they earn is another: Some of Sri Lanka’s senior cricketers have outgrown their boots, become too big for the game and are dictating to their employer how much they should pocket, all this at a time when they have lost their bargaining clout, fallen low down in the international ranks and cannot even find a regular place in the team. They have also become sore after their employer, Sri Lanka Cricket, justifiably told followers and fans how much they earn as they now join the super rich in the island who don’t have to reveal their wealth while only the poor estate workers or labourers are made to tell the country ...

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Sri Lanka cricketers duped by racketeers Source: Sunday Observer Cricketers in Sri Lanka desperate for rich pickings have been lured with promises of lucrative contracts in Australia and then swindled financially by unscrupulous agents posing as authorized representatives, the Herald Sun newspaper has revealed. Several unnamed Sri Lanka players along with young players from other countries hoping to strike it rich through cricket have fallen victim to the tricksters according to the report in the Herald Sun. ...

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