Sri Lanka cricket today announced that 60 players have been signed up for the year 2012 including five in the top category.
The category one contracted players are TM Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardena, Thilan Samaraweera and Lasith Malinga.
A category one contracted player will receive the highest pay as opposed to players contracted in the other categories.
Sri Lanka’s vice captain Angelo Mathews was contracted under category two which also included Nuwan Kulasekera, Rangana Herath and Upul Tharanga. (Colombo Gazette)
Full list of contracted players
Category 1
TM Dilshan
Kumar Sangakkara
Mahela Jayawardena
Thilan Samaraweera
Lasith Malinga
Category 2
Nuwan Kulasekera
Angelo Mathews
Rangana Herath
Upul Tharanga
Category 3
Prasanna Jayawardena
Category 4
Tharanga Paranawithana
Suraj Randiv
Ajantha Mendis
Dinesh Chandimal
Category 5
Dilhara Fernando
Chanaka Welagedara
Tisara Perera
Category 6
Chamara Kapugedara
Suranga Lakmal
Lahiru Thirimanna
Provincial Categories
Category A
Chamara Silva
Thilina Kandamby
Dhammika Prasad
Dimuth Karunaratne
Farveez Mahroof
Jeevan Mendis
Kaushal Silva
Sachithra Senanayake
Shaminda Eranga
Category B
Dilruwan Perera
Dilshan Munaweera
Janaka Gunaratne
Kosala Kulasekera
Kusal Janik Perera
Malinga Bandara
Malinda Siriwardena
Nadeera Nawala
Nilanga Premaratne
Roshan Silva
Sachithra Serasinghe
Sajeewa Weerakone
Sekkuge Prasanna
Tharanga Lakshitha
Malinda Waranapura
Nuwan Pradeep
Category C
Angelo Perera
Banuka Rajapaksa
Jehan Mubarak
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
Mahela Udawatta
Malinda Pushpakumara
T M Sampath
Category D
Ashan Priyanjana
Ashan Silva
Isuru Udana
Kanishka Elvitigala
Yohan De Silva
Kithuruwan Vithanage
Sohan Boralessa
Udara Jayasundara
