Sri-Lankas  cricketers  have  received  good news  ahead  of  their  departure on  Friday  for  their  three  test  tour  of  the  Caribbean.

This  as  after  having cut salaries last year, the  now-financially stable Sri-Lanka  cricket  will return player payments to just above their previous levels.

Some national players had their earnings trimmed by as much as 30%, when Sri-Lanka cricket   moved to a performance-based model of remuneration in 2017….but the board has now announced a raise of 34%, after posting profits of about 13.5 million US dollars last year.

Sri-Lanka cricket has also revealed that match fees would also be increased for the 2018-19 season.

Thirty-three top players have received contracts under the new pay scheme, with those players split into five tiers.

The highest per-match earners will be one day international  captain Angelo Mathews, test captain Dinesh Chandimal, and seniors Rangana Herath, Dimuth Karunaratne and Suranga Lakmal, having received ‘category a’ contracts.

T/20 captain Thisara Perera, has been awarded a third-tier ‘category C’ contract.