Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews and the latest Twenty20 sensation Asela Gunaratne were picked by two leading franchises for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 season.
In the IPL auction which took place at Bangalore on Sunday (19) Mathews was picked by Delhi Daredevils for a thumping amount of US$ 300,000 while Gunartne was brought by Mumbai Indians for US$ 45,000.
Other Sri Lankan cricketers listed at the auction Dinesh Chandimal, Lakshan Sandakan, Thisara Perera, Kusal Perera, Niroshan Dickwella and Akila Dhananjaya went unsold.
Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pilleyan has been arrested by the CID in Batticaloa.
A person who carried a nine millimeter fire arm to the departure terminal of the Bandaranike International airport was arrested by airport police yesterday.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been summoned by the Bribery Commission following a statement he made supporting MP Chamara Sampath Dissanayake who is in custody.
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