The Sri Lanka cricket team is one of the teams that has had the highest success in cricket. They have been able to roll in matches such as ODI or T20 series. Sri Lanka Cricketer Salary Revealed for Asia Cup 2023 and ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Central Contract.
The highest-paid cricket Players in Sri Lanka. There are additional bonuses for team victories against top opponents ($150,000 for a series victory vs. #1 team, $125, 000 vs. #2 team, etc. till a $30,000 bonus for a series win vs. #7 team).
Sri Lanka Cricketer Salary Revealed
Under the new agreement, 33% of the board’s total revenue will be distributed as player salaries.
If Sri Lanka wins the Test match. Each player will receive double the match fee. If an individual scores a century or takes 10 wickets in a Test match. The player will be awarded $5,000 by the Sri Lanka Cricket Board as a performance bonus.
Sri Lanka have returned to winning form since the 1990s when they won the 1996 Cricket World Cup. Although they have been the most consistent team in the last decade having reached the finals in 2007 and 2011 as finalists.
The Sri Lankan cricket team was also runner-up at the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in 2009 and 2012. The Lankan Lions also won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002. It reflects on the salaries of athletes Sri Lanka cricket has increased salaries.
Sri Lanka Cricket Players Salary for Asia Cup 2023 and ICC Cricket World Cup 2023:
The salary packages for the Sri Lankan players have been reduced of the salaries by 35 percent. It is an official announcement about the exact amount of the salary. Look at the draft list of the salaries of the players for for Asia Cup 2023 and ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. The numbers on the chart are dollars.
Between November 2021 and October 2022 (between the two consecutive T20 World Cups). Sri Lanka played a total of 10 Tests ($75,000), 8 ODIs ($40,000), and 17 T20Is ($136,000). Here is the list of players according to the list of A+, A, B, C, and D. The match fees for Sri Lanka cricketers for Asia Cup 2023 and ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is Test: $7,500, ODI: $5,000, T20I: $4,000.
| Category | PLAYERS List | TEST($) | ODI ($) | T20 ($) | Contract Amount |
| A+ | Dimuth Karunaratne | 7500 | 5500 | 3500 | $100,000 |
| A | Rangana Herath, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal and Suranga Lakhma | 7500 | 5500 | 3500 | $80,000 |
| B | Dilruwan Perera and Upul Tharanga | 7500 | 5500 | 3500 | $65,000 |
| C | Kusal Mendis, Thisara Perera, Dananjaya De silva, Kusal Janith and Niroshan Dickwellla | 7500 | 5500 | 3500 | $35,000 |
| D | Akila Dananjaya, Sadeera Samarawickrema, Roshen Silva, Laihru Thirimanne, Lakshan Sandakan, Dilshan Munaweera, Isuru Udana, Vishwa Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Asela Gunaratne, Jeffery Vandersay, Danushka Gunatilleka, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Gamage and Kaushal Silva | 7500 | 5500 | 3500 | $25,000 |
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