A new World Cup payment structure introduced by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) initially met with some resistance from senior players but, with little bargaining power given their dwindling performance in the ODI format, they signed the contracts this week.The new payment structure includes a participation fee of US$ 300,000–a huge cut compared to the previous World Cup in 2015–which will be divided equally among the 15-man squad and will receive additional payments based on their performance during the global showpiece.
