• Last Update 2024-07-20 09:30:00

Sri Lankan Cricket Team honoured at the Victorian Parliament Australia

Sport

The Sri Lankan Cricket team received a very special welcome at the Victorian Parliament in Australia in the Cricket World Cup tour in Australia recently.
The Sri Lankan team was called in to the Parliament's Chamber and an official recognition was mentioned by Hon. Telmo Languiller the Speaker of the Victorian Parliament with the sitting Parliament with the Premier of Victoria  Daniel Andrews.  And five names of the team were mentioned at the Chamber to record in the Hansard, Captain Angelo Matthews, Mahela Jayawardena, Kumar Sangakkara as retiring world class cricketers and Tilakaratne Dilshan and Lasith Malinga as world class cricketers in the Sri Lankan Cricket team.
A special reception with the actual Cricket World Cup physically brought over by ICC to showcase all the attendees and participation of the Speaker  Telmo Langullier, Minister of Sports and Tourism  John Earn, Sri Lanka Consul General in Victoria, the entire Sri Lankan Cricket Team and their families and members of the Sri Lankan community in Melbourne Victoria.
In the speeches, the Speaker and the Sports Minister mentioned that this event was held as a honour of gesture for strong relationship between Victoria Australia and Sri Lanka and in recognition of the Sri Lankan community in Victoria and specially mentioned that the contribution of a Prominent Lawyer of the Sri Lankan community Don Susantha Katugampala for cordinating the event in a very short time.
Out of the 14 international teams that participated at this World Cup the Sri Lankan team is the only one to receive such a recognition and honour in an Australian Parliament.
Seen below
Photo by Johan Jayasinghe - from the left- Mr Don Susantha Katugampala, Dr Thanuja Katugampala, Mrs Pushpakumara, Mr Upul Pushpakumara Sri Lanka Consul General Victoria, Hon. John Eran Minster of Sports & Tourism Victoria, Captain Angelo Mathews, Hon. Telmo Languiller Speaker Victorian Parliament & the Sri Lanka Cricket team at the Victorian Parliament Melbourne Australia
 
world cup 1

You can share this post!

Comments
  • Still No Comments Posted.

Leave Comments