July 20th 2023.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has issued an apology after Pakistan Captain Babar Azam received a presentation cheque with conflicting prize amounts. The cheque had "US Dollars Two Thousand" written in the amount space and $5,000 mentioned in the digits box.
The SLC has taken total responsibility for the mishap and stated that they will take steps to ensure that such errors are avoided in the future.
The incident led to a series of memes and jokes trolling the SLC. Fans were also questioning why the mistake was made in the first place. The Pakistan team comprehensively defeated Sri Lanka in the first Test by 4 wickets and thus took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
The Pakistan team was rightfully awarded the prize money of $5000 for the win. The SLC has clarified that the winner’s cheque was indeed presented to Babar Azam and the prize amount was $5000.
The SLC has also made it clear that they hold themselves accountable for the mistake and will take measures to ensure such errors don’t occur in the future. This incident comes after the ICC released a video promoting the upcoming World Cup 2023 and not including Pakistan’s win in 1992, which caused fans to slam the ICC.
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