Coke cricket pathways train 60 of the best
View(s):The Coca Cola Cricket Pathways continued to build grassroots cricketing talent in Sri Lanka by commencing the Super Camp at the Sinhalese Sports Club Grounds for three days from September 19 to 21.
Best all-rounder
This camp provided intense training for 60 of the most talented young cricketers from 300 participants of Season Four of the CCCP Programme conducted in partnership with Coca Cola Sri Lanka, the Aravinda de Silva Foundation, Sri Lanka Cricket and the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association.
This super camp developed the cricketing skills of young cricketers and provided them with world class training on all aspects of the game.
Through a series of twenty competitive matches, sixty participants were placed in four separate groups to ensure that they play a minimum of three matches each and received optimal exposure adhering to international standards. The super camps are conducted in the form of limited over matches and provide participants with the opportunity in playing competitive cricket against best young cricketers from across the island. They come under the watchful eyes of the national coaches and national selectors.
At the conclusion of the camp Salinda Ushan Perera of Isipathana College was selected the Best Batsman, Duvindu Tillekeratne of Trinity College awarded with the Best Bowler’s prize to be shared with Nishan Peiris from St. Peter’s Negombo while Lakshina Rodrigo of St. Peter’s College was selected the Best Allrounder.
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Best batsman