Ranatunga urges SL players to leave IPL and stand in support of their country
Updated On: 13 April, 2022 10:03 AM IST | Colombo (Sri Lanka) | ANI
"I am sure you all know who are the players, playing in the IPL. I don`t want to mention but I would want them to leave their job for a week and come in support of the protests," said the former cricketer
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Arjuna Ranatunga. Pic/AFP
Former cricketer and minister Arjuna Ranatunga on Tuesday urged all the Sri Lankan players, who are playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), to come and stand in support of their country during the ongoing economic crisis.
Sri Lanka is battling a severe economic crisis with food and fuel scarcity affecting a large number of the people in the island nation. The economy has been in a free-fall since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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