After IPL (Indian Premier League), players will get another chance to play in jumbo Premier league which will be started by Sri Lanka cricket board as “Sri Lanka Premier League”. SLPL 2011 will be Sri Lanka’s first premier league conducted for 18 days from 19th July 2011 to 4th August 2011. Total 7 teams will participate in SLPL 2011 that is Basnahira Bears, Nagenahira Nagas, Kandurata Kites, Uthura Oryxes, Ruhuna Rhinos, Wayamba Wolves, and Uva Unicorns. All team have privileges to add only 5 overseas players in their team. The seven team will play total 24 matches, which will be telecasted live worldwide.
Sri Lanka cricket board will elect the players for each team of SLPL 2011, with Sri Lanka’s player probably to be selected to their home region. The teams of SLPL will be the mix of domestic and international player with total team sizes between 16 and 18 players. The Playing XI must include of maximum of four international players and minimum of seven Sri Lanka players. Each team will also have marquee players and as a mentor or coach it has famous ex-Sri Lanka player.
The overseas players will be selected as per the needs of each team. Total 35 crickets overseas cricketer has been selected for it including Chris Gayle, Shahid Afridi, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Vettori, Herschelle Gibbs and many others. SLPL teams will be owned by business industrialist to make it mesmerizing and wonderful for players. Singapore-based Somerset Entertainment has got the rights to present Sri Lanka premier league for five years. Somerset Entertainment will telecast the tournament around all medium in all cricketing country. Most matches of SLPL will be played at 4 pm and 8 pm.
Teams of Sri Lanka Premier league (SLPL):
Sri Lanka cricket board will elect the players for each team of SLPL 2011, with Sri Lanka’s player probably to be selected to their home region. The teams of SLPL will be the mix of domestic and international player with total team sizes between 16 and 18 players. The Playing XI must include of maximum of four international players and minimum of seven Sri Lanka players. Each team will also have marquee players and as a mentor or coach it has famous ex-Sri Lanka player.
The overseas players will be selected as per the needs of each team. Total 35 crickets overseas cricketer has been selected for it including Chris Gayle, Shahid Afridi, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Vettori, Herschelle Gibbs and many others. SLPL teams will be owned by business industrialist to make it mesmerizing and wonderful for players. Singapore-based Somerset Entertainment has got the rights to present Sri Lanka premier league for five years. Somerset Entertainment will telecast the tournament around all medium in all cricketing country. Most matches of SLPL will be played at 4 pm and 8 pm.
Teams of Sri Lanka Premier league (SLPL):
- Basnahira XI (Western Zone): TM Dilshan
- Wayamba XI (North Western Zone): Mahela Jayawardane
- Ruhunu XI (Southern Zone): Sanath Jayasooriya
- Kandurata XI (Central Zone): K Sangakkara
- Uva XI (Uva Zone): Chaminda Vaas
- Uthura Xi (Nothern Zone): Daniel Vettori
- Nehenagira XI (Eastern Zone): Sahid Afridi
- India: Dinesh Karthik, Irfan Pathan, Manish Pandey, Manoj Tiwary, Paul Valthaty, Ravindra Jadeja, Saurabh Tiwary, Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar, Munaf Patel, Praveen Kumar and Ravichandran Ashwin
- Pakistan : Shoaib Akhtar, Abdul Razzaq, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Misbah ul Haq Umar Gul, and Saeed Ajmal
- West Indies: Chris Gayle, Bravo Cousins
- South Africa: Hershal Gibbs
- New Zealand: Danial Vettori
- Australia: Saun Tait, David Warner, Saun Marsh
Good Luck Inshallah this tournament will create new history of cricket
ReplyDeleteWALEED ASIF FROM PAKISTAN
should take hafeez,kamran akmal,gilly,hussey...............they will make the series well
ReplyDeleteinternational indians cricketers should b included in the tournament
ReplyDeletei want Zaheer khan, AB De Villiers and Brett lee to play this SLPL ...... please!
ReplyDeletei hope that afridi will play well in the slpl
ReplyDeleteI hope afridi,shakib,tamim these 3 would be the key players of spl
ReplyDeleteCricket will be finished after dis business stuff :@ :@ - Disappointed Sri Lankan cricket fan
ReplyDeletei hope one of these captains get the cup
ReplyDeletedilshan, sanga, mahela, sanath, vaas
i am happy of u bro because ur a real sinhala nation lover . i said that becase there was a reson
Deleteshould take Shakib al hassan and tamim iqbal from bangladesh squad...
ReplyDeletei hope this will lead the IPL in future...
ReplyDeleteSri Lankan Lions.....
I think Brett Lee should take
ReplyDeletei hope that shahid khan afridi is the best captain of this event inshallah
ReplyDeleteTake some explosive like shewag,virat,AB,Amla,styen,marsh,B.mccalum,pollard& yusuf,albie morkel unlees taking some others so it will be tremendous to watch.We hope to see this guyz in SLPL.All the best
ReplyDeletei hope that chris gayle and hershal gibbs is the openers of wayamba wolves and mahela must keep them up through out the tournament
ReplyDeletefrom Isura (Sri lanka)
And i wish gud luck
kevin o'brian will rok in this tounament.im waitin to watch this
ReplyDeleteshahid afridi is best of players in pakistan
ReplyDeletecongratulation Shahidh Afridhi,
And I wish good luck
A -amazing
F -fantastic
R -rough(more sixes)
I -impartial
D -Differed
I -important person in the world
my 100% support Nehenagira XI (Eastern Zone): Sahid Afridi
if you come the final, I will ask thuwa because you win the SLPL cup.
OKKKKKKK, DONE
ENJOY AFRIDI
all the best but shoud put murali northen captain
ReplyDeleteI WISH SHAHID AFRIDI BEST OF LUCK
ReplyDeleteUR GOING 2 RULE SLPL INSHALLAH
BOOM BOOM AFRIDI
BOOM BOOM Nehenagira NAGAS
I WANT TIM SOUTHEE TO PLAY IN SLPL
ITS GOING 2 STINK WITHOUT HIM
i tink umar akmal,lee,ponting,zaheer,kaif,mohammed aamir,mohammed asif,dhoni,kholi should take........
ReplyDeletebhoom bhoom afridi and shoaib akhtar live long
ReplyDeletewho will get more wicket in slpl?
ReplyDeleteSLPL cant able 2 beat the Indians IPL....
ReplyDeleteSlpl will beat ipl.but the wrong thing is what because of pakistan players are playing its a nonsence
ReplyDeleteI thnk this will be a great event.. But squads hv'nt bn announced yet.. So hav 2 wait 2 select a team 2 cheer,... Cannot imagine what ths thing would b like... I dnt thnk ths will rock on like Ipl, bt slpl orgenizers do well,
ReplyDeleteletz c wht hapns on 18th july, all the best lanka.! Extremthara.!
i want brett lee to play
ReplyDeleteI TOO WANT HIM TO PLAY
Deletejust shut up pakistan players are the best.
ReplyDeletehuh pakistan!!!!!!!!! then why pakistan didnt got the world cup hikzzzzzzz
Deletehuh pakistan???????? then why pakisatan didnt got the world cup
Deletebest of luck slpl iam sarwaich samejo country of pakistan from city sukkur
ReplyDeleteI THINK THIS WOULD BE FUN
ReplyDeleteAfridi you are the b0mb like tic tic
ReplyDeleteplez do not leave idian players becz they are not fit for cricket becz in indian ipl ou pakistani players wer not allowd to play ipl so indian players should also be not allowd to play srilanka premier leg.............?
ReplyDeleteI think this will be a great match
ReplyDeleteSLPL IS BOORING WITHOUT YUSUF PATHAN
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ReplyDeletecopy of ipl wont suceed as ipl...Always Indian Premier League rocks.........ipl is an interesting event and indian fans make this as more interesting event..but slpl wont get fan support
ReplyDeleteI hope SLPL will make some young,tallented & match winner players such as IPL in the international cricket, also it will be interesting & entertaining tournament such as IPL & other T-20 tournaments.
ReplyDeleteI think SLPL make some young, talented & match winner players such as IPL & this tournament will be interesting & entertaining such as IPL & other T-20 tournaments. We want some big hits & crusial matches.
ReplyDelete@MR.Arun....U r saying like that because u don't know abt sri lankan fans... don't u??? India may be a big country with lot of people... but also we've got enough support within our county jst as u... so let the slpl to come.. and see... after that no one will say it is a copy of this & that... thanks
ReplyDeleteWe r welcome our pakistani friends as well... this is an open tournament which everyone can participate... coz we r a free nation & we don't have any barriers to play....
ReplyDeleteThis is an infant... let it grow... u'll see miracles... this is SLPL...
ReplyDeleteBasnahira will win da tour....,
ReplyDeleteI WANT AKTHAR PLAY IN SLPL
ReplyDeletesome indians fans saying SLPL not better than ipl, they dnt knw 1 thing its better than ipl, bcz sl & pak playing dis nation we can see raining sixes in ground (we are peace wit other countries) not lik donkies) that da reason we giv da chance 2 boom action in sl ground
ReplyDeletePak big hiters(AFRIDI) & bowlers also playing wit lions tht da +point 2 beat da ipl
SLPL IS THE BEST
WAYAMBA ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
ReplyDeletei thought indian player could not include in slpl
ReplyDeletei think sakib al hasan,tamim and imran nazir should be inluded.
ReplyDeletewaiting 4 UUUUUU banuka rajepakse. Proud 2 be a ROYALIST.........
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ReplyDeleteshakib, tammim, Nazir should be participated
ReplyDeleteAB,Narine,Rayudu,pollard must included
ReplyDeleteIPL is like an ocean where as Slpl are the fishes in that. So slpl is not even worth to compare with IPL
ReplyDeletebro dont be proud of ipl ...... ipl olso came like fishes in the ocien ....... but still they didnt came to a ocean. we will compare SLPL as lions .... dont be tierd
DeleteWhere is Bangladeshi Players List ?
ReplyDeleteDo u Know, Tamim, Mushfiq & Nasir is playing in SLPL ?
I hope Umer Akmal will be the most runner player of SLPL
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