Colombo: In a move to boost the confidence of its cricket players ahead of the 2015 World Cup the Sri Lankan government on Thursday has announced cash incentives for its players.
The quadrennial event which will be held in Australia and New Zealand this year will be played for a period of 44 days. A government spokes person has said ""We have decided to offer this money to be shared among the team as an incentive for them to bring the World Cup,"
Sri Lanka which had last won the World Cup in 1996 under the leadership of Arjuna Ranatunga and the members of the 1996 squad were rewarded with duty free cars, free houses and land in addition to huge cash awards that poured in from private companies.
