{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"SL Sports","provider_url":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si","author_name":"Slsports Viraj","author_url":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/author\/slsports-viraj\/","title":"Cricketers win tax case against Income Tax Department - SL Sports","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HiuWvEG1pL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/cricketers-win-tax-case-against-income-tax-department\/\">Cricketers win tax case against Income Tax Department<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/cricketers-win-tax-case-against-income-tax-department\/embed\/#?secret=HiuWvEG1pL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Cricketers win tax case against Income Tax Department&#8221; &#8212; SL Sports\" data-secret=\"HiuWvEG1pL\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/slsports.lk\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cot-2026-08-31.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":675,"description":"The Court of Appeal today issued a writ order quashing the decision of the Commissioner General of Inland Revenue to treat Sri Lankan national cricketers as \u2018employees\u2019 for the purpose of levying personal income tax, based on their contractual agreements. This was after considering petitions filed by several national cricketers. The Court of Appeal had..."}