Sri Lanka nagreklamo sa ICC sa ‘ibang trato’ sa World Cup
Heinrich Klaasen of South Africa and Wanindu Hasaranga of Sri Lanka shake hands following their game in New York © ROBERT CIANFLONE / GETTY IMAGES / NORTH AMERICA /AFP
Nagreklamo ang Sri Lanka sa International Cricket Council (ICC) dahil sa kanilang kondisyon at pagtrato sa kanila ng Estados Unidos, sa T20 World Cup.
Sinabi ng sports minister na si Harin Fernando, “Other teams had it better and Sri Lanka had lodged a formal protest after the squad was held up by a seven-hour flight delay at a Florida airport.”
Dagdag pa niya, “Sri Lanka had also been given accommodation more than 90 minutes’ drive from the practice stadium when they reached New York. India’s team had been put up much closer.”
Ang Sri Lanka ay natalo sa South Africa sa kanilang opening match noong Lunes sa New York.
Ayon kay Fernando, “Sri Lanka Cricket has complained to the ICC. Different countries are being treated differently. We have called for an explanation from the organisers of the tournament.”
Ang sports ministry ng Sri Lanka ay nagpadala na ng isang opisyal sa Estados Unidos upang tingnan ang kalagayan ng team.
Sinabi naman ni opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, “Sri Lanka’s parliament was united in its upset over the supposed conditions. We stand against this injustice, we should not allow this.”
Pahayag ni Angelo Mathews, isang dating skipper at kasalukuyang miyembro ng T20 squad ng Sri Lanka, “The past few days had been ‘most challenging.’ Practice facilities are not good. Wickets are not good. Last four to five days have been very challenging for us.”
Dagdag pa niya, “We had to cancel practices because a flight was delayed. We are not going to use this as an excuse, we are a team that has won despite obstacles. We want to put all this behind us and do well at the next match.”
Ang susunod na makakalaban ng Sri Lanka sa Sabado ay ang Bangladesh.
