Gayle, Malinga, Russell to feature in Lanka Premier League 2020

The Lanka Premier League is all set to take place from November 21 to December 13, 2020, as soon as the Indian Premier League comes to an end. As a result, the preparations for the league have already begun in Sri Lanka as the draft for players selection recently took place online.

Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews, former South Africa limited-overs skipper Faf du Plessis and West Indies all-rounder with more than 300 T20 matches under his belt, Andre Russel are some of the top names picked by the Colombo Kings in the Lanka Premier League Player’s Draft on Monday. Mathews is the ‘Local Icon’ in the team while du Plessis and Russel are the two overseas icons.

Sri Lanka-born former Australian players and coach, Dav Whatmore, the man who took Sri Lanka to the top of the world in limited-overs cricket when they won the ICC Cricket World Cup in 1996, is part of the coaching set-up of the Colombo franchisee in the League. Apart from Sri Lanka, Whatmore has coached Pakistan, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.

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Among others, Kandy Tuskers picked up Kushal Janith as the ‘Local Icon’ while Chris Gayle and Liam Plunkett were picked as the two overseas signing. The team will be coached by Hashan Tilakratne.

Galle Gladiators have Lasith Malinga as the Local Icon while Shahid Afridi and Colin Ingram are the two overseas signing. The team will be coached by Moin Khan. Dashun Shanka is the Local Icon for Dambulla Hawks while David Miller and Carlos Brathwaite are the overseas signing. The Hawks team will be coached by Jon Lewis. Meanwhile, Jaffna Stallions have Thisara Perera as the Local Icon and Dawid Malan and Wanindu Hasaranga as the overseas signing.

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