Star LPL cricketers through the campaign called “Pro Tip” will impart cricketing knowledge to young players to up their game. These aspiring young cricketers from across Sri Lanka are sending questions as recorded videos asking their favourite player to help them overcome the various cricket
Hasaranga's captaincy skills have also impressed his teammates, who believe the Lanka Premier League 2023 has been helping the player as well as Sri Lanka to groom their upcoming leaders.
The ceremony witnessed a mix of high-octane music, Sri Lankan culture, dance, fireworks and fanfare ahead of the faceoff between Colombo Strikers and Jaffna Kings held to mark the beginning of the 22 day long league.
The season will see the participation of five teams - Colombo Strikers captained by Niroshan Dickwella, Dambulla Aura captained by Kusal Mendis, Galle Titans led by Dasun Shanaka, B-Love Kandy captained by Wanindu Hasaranga and the defending champions Jaffna Kings will be led by veteran Sril
Apart from Root and Hetmyer, Sunil Narine, Alex Hales, James Vince, Trent Boult, Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard, Chris Jordan, Dwayne Bravo, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chris Woakes are the players retained for this season.
Champions Sri Lanka see bowling duo Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana make the cut alongside opener Pathum Nissanka, while fellow qualifiers the Netherlands are represented by all-rounders Vikramjit Singh and Bas de Leede along with captain Scott Edwards.
The Desert Vipers are thrilled to announce a list of retained players for the second edition of the UAE's ILT20 tournament. Captain Colin Munro leads the roster of returning players with Wanindu Hasaranga, Alex Hales, Tom Curran, Sherfane Rutherford, Luke Wood, Matheesha Pathirana, Sheldon C
International T20 stars Alex Hales (Desert Vipers), James Vince (Gulf Giants), Nicholas Pooran (MI Emirates), Andre Russell (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders), Kieron Pollard (MI Emirates), Wanindu Hasaranga (Desert Vipers), Chris Woakes (Sharjah Warriors), Sikandar Raza (Dubai Capitals) and UAE capt
Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards emphasised on the need for his team to deal with spinners better after Sri Lanka cruised through victory in the final of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier final on Sunday.
Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka reflected on what the Cricket World Cup Qualifier final victory meant for his team after they claimed a comfortable victory against the Netherlands on Sunday.