Some of the big names in T20 cricket -- Andre Russel, Chris Gayle, Dawin Malan, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, and Adil Rashid have lined up to play in the second edition of the Lanka Premier League. The second edition is scheduled to be held from December 5-23 in Hambantota. Their participation will be decided after the player draft.
Key international cricketers who have registered to participate in the LPL 2021:
West Indies – Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith, Dinesh Ramdin, Roston Chase, Johnson Charles, Kemar Roach, Shai Hope, Kieran Powell, Rahkeem Cornwall, Fidel Edwards, Sheldon Cottrell, Fabian Allen, Chadwick Walton, Andre Russell, Lendl Simmons, Jerome Taylor.
Bangladesh – Mehedi Hasan, Sohag Gazi, Shafiul Islam, Afif Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Imrul Kayes, Ebadat Hossain, and Mohammad Mahmudullah.
Pakistan – Anwar Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Irfan, Ahmed Shehzad, Sohail Tanvir, Imam-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed, Junaid Khan, Usman Shinwari, Haris Sohail, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, and Wahab Riaz.
South Africa – Bjorn Fortuin, Richard Levi, Wayne Parnell, Duanne Olivier, Imran Tahir, Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen, and Morne Morkel.
India – Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, and Vinay Kumar.
Australia –James Faulkner and Ben Dunk.
England – Laurie Evans, Luke Wright, Liam Plunkett, Dan Lawrence, Samit Patel, Steven Finn, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid and Ravi Bopara.
New Zealand – Mitchell McClenaghan and Neil Broom.
Zimbabwe – Sikandar Raza, Craig Irwin, Sean Williams
An opportunity to travel to Japan for employment as skilled workers is being offered under a programme known as ‘Jayagamu’ Sri Lanka, announced by Labour Minister Manusha Nanayakkara.
Former State Minister Palitha Thewarapperuma passed away at the age of 64, after being electrocuted today evening.
The Sri Lanka Army has launched in internal investigation into the accident at the Fox Hill super-Cross races in Diyathalwa yesterday claiming seven lives.
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