The Lankan Premier League, the premier tournament of Sri Lanka confirmed on Tuesday, November 17th that the former India fast bowler, Munaf Patel, has signed up for the Kandy Tuskers franchise in the league.
Munaf, 37, was part of a World Cup-winning Indian team that had defeated Sri Lank in the final of the 2011 World Cup to lift the trophy. In that tournament, the Baroda player had picked 11 wickets and was the third-highest Indian wicket-taker behind Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh.
Munaf will join the likes of Irfan Pathan, Kusal Perera, Chris Gayle, and Sohail Tanvir in the Kandy Tuskers team which would face up against four other franchises in the form of Colombo Kings, Galle Gladiators, Dambulla Vikings, and Jaffna Stallions.
The franchise is owned by actor Salman Khan's brother Sohail Khan and will be coached by Hashan Tillakaratne.
Other Indians in the tournament include KKR fame Manvinder Bisla and CSK fame Manpreet Gony. And apart from Kandy another team that is owned by an Indians Dmabulla Vikings which has actor Sachin Joshi as its owner.
The league which has already been postponed twice due to covid-19 since its announcement will finally hit the road on November 26 with Colombo Kings taking on Kandy Tuskers at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota.
With doubleheader fixtures, every day, the duration of the most awaited Lankan product has been shortened to just 20 days. The semifinals would take place on 13th and 14t December and the finals on 16th. All the matches would be played at the same venue.
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