Sri Lanka Cricket has reportedly refused to bear the surgery cost of Kusal Janith Perera’s shoulder injury.
Kusal Janith Perera is scheduled to undergo a surgery to his shoulder in UK and had requested Sri Lanka Cricket to bear the cost, which is not covered by the insurer.
However, Sri Lanka Cricket has turned down the request, further delaying the surgery.
“The opener appealed to his employer to consider meeting the full cost, only to be met with a blunt refusal. SLC also did not offer an alternative. This means Perera could miss out on this year’s T20 World Cup in Australia. He is now expected to meet SLC Chairman Shammi Silva to ask him to reconsider” The Sunday Times reported today.
Kusal Janith Perera injured his shoulder playing for Sri Lanka last year. SLC has reportedly refused to bear the cost on the basis that Perera played in the Lanka Premier League 2021 despite injury concerns.
Perera has however informed that he had only played the tournament with permission from Sri Lankan Cricket.(NewsWire)