Bipin Dani
On the eve of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board had introduced all the captains of the five different franchise teams to the media. Galle Gladiators present captain Shahid Afridi had delayed his arrival and therefore Bhanuka Rajapaksa had faced the media.
The SLC is now planning to introduce five overseas players virtually to the media on Wednesday, the rest day in the tournament, it is learnt here.
All five teams have been asked to nominate one overseas player for media introduction. Shoaib Malik is likely to be the Jaffna Stallions’ choice subject to Pakistani all-rounder’s consent, it is learnt.
SLC will also virtually introduce five head coaches of these teams to the media on December 6, which also happens to be the rest day in the tournament.
Herschelle Gibbs (Colombo Kings), Moin Khan (Galle Gladiators), Hashan Tilakrante (Kandy Tuskers), Owais Shah (Dambulla Viikin) and Thilina Kandambi (Jaffna Stallions) will be requested to make themselves available.
