In a deepening crisis in Sri Lankan cricket, all 24 cricketers, who had been offered new contracts by their country's cricket board, have refused to sign on the dotted line citing 'lack of transparency in the manner in which the contract categories have been allocated'.<br />'' <br />''In the statement issued on behalf of the cricketers, attorney Nishan Sydney Premathiratne said the players are 'not in agreement to sign unfair and non-transparent contracts and urge Sri Lanka Cricket to not hold the players at gunpoint or give the players such ultimatums'.<br />'' <br />''The players have been given until June 3 to sign the contracts.<br />'' <br />''The cricketers are seeking transparency on the new system implemented by Sri Lanka Cricket, which reportedly gives 50 per cent weightage to performance since 2019, 20 per cent to player fitness, and 10 per cent each to leadership, professionalism, and future potential and adaptability.<br />'' <br />''The players say that they have no idea how much they have scored on each count and that their scores should be revealed to them.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Sri Lankan team is currently in Dhaka to play a three-match One-day series, starting May 23.</span><br />