Sri Lanka’s sports ministry want SLC to inject money into grassroots development

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“Nationally, there is no more important sport than cricket, and it’s vital that the opportunity to play is available to people everywhere”

Sri Lanka’s sports ministry have called on Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to divert 10 per cent of their revenue to help with the development of grassroots cricket from the start of next year, a ministry spokesman has revealed.

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Umpires given power to combat ball-tampering

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England were recently accused of ball-tampering by Willis

The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that on-field umpires now have the power to combat ball-tampering after former England captain Bob Willis claimed the national team were scratching the ball to make it reverse swing during their match against Sri Lanka in the recently concluded Champions Trophy.

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