Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) wishes to issue the following clarification regarding an inaccurate article titled “Drinking Party Inside Team Hotel Before South Africa Match?” published in a weekend newspaper on July 7th and subsequently circulated on social media.
SLC categorically and strongly refutes the contents of the article and confirms that no such incidents, as described, have occurred. Therefore, SLC states unequivocally that the news report is entirely false, fabricated, and baseless.
We vehemently believe that such false reporting unfairly damages the reputation of Sri Lanka Cricket, its officials, and the players.
In light of the said false allegations, Sri Lanka Cricket has requested that the respective newspaper publish a ‘Right of Reply’ to address and rectify the damage caused to Sri Lanka Cricket.
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