This explains the whole thing. So Aravinda's committee supported the move to scrap the annual retainer...
Quote:However, a dispute arose as the majority of the players who were happy with the evaluation given to them and were prepared to sign the central contract were told that SLC along with the Technical and Evaluation Committee had decided that they were no longer going to offer a central contract, but only a tour contract. A deadline was given to the players to sign it by Wednesday.
After much deliberation, the players decided to sign the tour contract which meant that Sri Lanka will be fielding a full-strength team for the three ODIs and three T20Is against India, thus allaying fears that Sri Lanka would be forced to put out a second string side for the Indian series if the contract issue was not resolved in time.
“The selectors have nominated the 30 players and we have got them to sign it, some of them have already signed the domestic contract and some have signed the tour contract. It is only the players who will be undergoing training who have signed because they are the players who will be considered for selection for the Indian tour,” said SLC CEO Ashley de Silva.
“The selectors are meeting today (Wednesday) to select the final squad for the Indian series, 18 players for the ODIs and 18 for the T20Is, some of them will play in both formats from this 30,” he said.
De Silva said that the players who have signed the tour contract would be entitled to only their match fees, which meant that they stand a lot to lose by not signing the central contract as they would have then received a retainer and a monthly payment.
As it is, the players would be paid only on a tour-by-tour basis.
De Silva said that when the players declined to sign the tour agreement or the central contracts ahead of the England tour, the Executive Committee of SLC along with the Technical and Advisory Committee took a decision that till the end of March 2022 the players would be handed contracts only on a tour-by-tour basis.
De Silva said some players who had shown concerns on their evaluation forms had wanted to meet up with the evaluation committee and that SLC would be convening a meeting for them, while the rest have not said anything.
https://www.ft.lk/sports/Cricket-contract-issue-ends-players-lose-out-not-signing-central-contracts/23-720141