“It is the responsibility of the national boards to ensure players’ dues are cleared on time. They should take guarantee from the franchises before the tournament kicks off. This will help solve such issues,” said De Silva, who was in the city during the unveiling of Mahindra as the title sponsor of SLPL, yesterday. De Silva is deputy chairman of Ideal Motors that looks after the Indian car makers’ distribution in Sri Lanka.

Aravinda De Silva in city yesterday. Pic/Shadab Khan