The former Sri Lanka opener, Sanath Jayasuriya, was not
only surprising inclusion but also he was among top picks in the inaugural
season of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL). The 43-year-old Sanath
Jayasuriya will receive $35,000 for his participation in Sri Lanka’s inaugural
Twenty20 league. Now, it has made him one of the top six players to be drafted in
the local players’ list.
The other five players who valued
in the top list are Dinesh Chandimal, Chamara Kapugedara, Nuwan Kulasekara,
Thisara Perera and Rangana Herath. They are now the current members of the Sri
Lanka cricket team. The total number of local player is 107.
It seems that being selected at this age was a big
challenge for Jayasuriya. However, he has successfully passed this challenge.
He was selected in the ninth round by Kandurata. No doubt, Kandurata is playing
a gamble by selecting him. He played for the Mumbai Indians in the first three
seasons of the IPL and he also played for Khulna in the first season of the
Bangladesh Premier League earlier this year.
After being selected by Wayamba, Chandimal became the
first Sri Lankan player to be drafted with the day’s first pick. Perera and
Kulasekara were respectively selected by Kandurata and Nagenahira as the second
and third picked players. Kapugedara was the fifth picked player selected by Uthura,
while Basnahira picked Herath in the second round.
The former Sri Lanka fast bowler, Chaminda Vaas, was
valued at $25,000 and selected by Wayamba in the 11th round.
Angelo Mathews replaced Shahid Afridi as the icon
player of Nagenahira. Due to the recently announced Pakistan-Australia series, Shahid
Afridi could miss the semi-finals and finals of the SLPL.
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