Cricket: SLC names managers of four T20 League teams

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced the appointment of Vinothan John, Priyantha Udayaratne, Nalinda Ilangakoon and Gajaba Pitigala as managers of the four teams competing in the upcoming SLC T20 League.

Accordingly, Vinothan John, who represented Sri Lanka in both ODIs and Test matches will manage the Dambulla Team.

He was a former National Selector and also was the Chairman of Women’s Cricket Selection Panel.

The Kandy team will be managed by Priyantha Udayaratne, who is a Level 1 Cricket Coach of Sri Lanka Cricket.

He is also a level 11 accredited Cricket Coach from Cricket Australia.

The Galle Team will be managed by Nalinda Ilangakoon.

He has previously functioned as the Team Manager of Sri Lanka Development Team during its tour to South Africa and Zimbabwe in 2016.

Gajaba Pitigala will be the Manager of the Colombo Team.

Pitigala has previously functioned as the Team Manager of the Southern Province Under-19 team and also served as a Junior National Selector for SLC during 2016/17.

The SLC T20 League will run from August 21 to September 2.

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