Colombo, Sri Lanka, June: Cricket-mad Sri Lanka fans face a TV and radio blackout during the test series against West Indies following a slump in advertiser interest.
The three main TV stations have all turned down the chance to broadcast the two-test series which starts on friday. ''The team's performance has dropped and advertisers are not interested any more'', said Upali Arambewela, a director-general of Rupavahini, the main cricket broadcaster.
''They are telling us that they would now prefer to advertise on our non-cricket programmes'', he added. Sri Lanka have been through a moderate spell although they did bounce back last week to win the one-day series against the West Indies 2-1.

Bureau Report