SLPL: No auction, player draft on Friday

Published : 2:36 pm  July 4, 2012 |  No comments so far  |     |   (13)  |  

Retired spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan, has been appointed as the icon player for Uthura Province in the forthcoming Sri Lanka Premier League. An icon player has been appointed for each of the seven provincial teams. Shahid Afridi and Chris Gayle will feature as icon players for Nagenahira and Uva Provinces respectively. Players will not be auctioned for the SLPL. Instead, they will be drafted into seven teams when the franchises meet at 5.00 pm. at Taj Samudra Hotel on Thursday. Only the international players will be taken into consideration in this player draft and all Sri Lankan players, including the Test and ODI stars will be drafted at Friday's meeting.

Icon players for Sri Lanka Premier League as follows:

Basnahira  Province            –          Tillakaratne Dilshan

Kandurata Province           –          Kumar Sangakkara

Nagenahira Province          –          Shahid Afridi

Ruhuna Province                –          Lasith Malinga

Uthura Province                 –          Muttiah Muralitharan

Uva Province                      –          Chris Gayle

Wayamba Province            –          Mahela Jayawardene