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"Now the chances for hosting the home series against New Zealand are 50-50", Rafiqul Alam, the national chief selector said. "It will be a loss to the team but we shall utilise the services of young and talented players and seniors also",

I already got banned once, so I'm not gonna Risk it but Fire Him and Learn from Ranatunga

Mumbai, Sept. 18 : While the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has slapped a 10-year-ban on the players who joined Indian cricket League (ICL), Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has done exactly the reverse.

According to Colombo-based sources close to the SLC, the interim committee has decided to revoke bans on those players who joined ICL and will be allowing them to play Club cricket.

As per the ICC guide lines, the ban was imposed during the tenure of former SLC Interim Committee chief Jayantha Dharmadasa.

The logic of lifting the ban by Arjuna Ranatunga and company is certain to shock the International Cricket Council and especially the Indian cricket board, with whom present SLC chairman Arjuna Ranatunga is at loggerheads.

"It may be the first step to allow players to represent the country in future", one of the top sources in Sri Lanka pointed out. The decision was taken at the last interim committee meeting. "We received the request from a few players and the decision was taken", one of the interim committee members said on conditions of anonymity.

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