Colombo Kings


ABOUT

Full NameColombo Kings

Nick NameCK, The Kingdom

Founded2020

GroundMahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium

Team Owner(s)Anil Mohan

Prominent PlayersAngelo Matthews, Faf Du Plessis, Ishuru Udana, Andre Russell

SQUAD

PLAYER ROLE STYLE AGE
Niroshan Dickwella Wicketkeeper Left Handed 29
Dinesh Chandimal Wicketkeeper Right Handed 33
Nishan Madushka Wicketkeeper Right Handed 23
Angelo Mathews Batsman Right Handed 35
Charith Asalanka Batsman Left Handed 25
Ravi Bopara Batsman Right Handed 37
Navod Paranavithana Batsman Left Handed 20
Benny Howell All Rounder Right Handed 34
Seekkuge Prasanna All Rounder Right Handed 37
Karim Janat All Rounder Right Handed 24
Dhananjaya Lakshan All Rounder Left Handed 24
Muditha Lakshan Bowler - -
Chathuranga Kumara All Rounder Right Handed 30
Romario Shepherd Bowler Right Arm 28
Jeffrey Vandersay Bowler Right Arm 32
Naveen-ul-Haq Bowler Right Arm 23
Dominic Drakes Bowler Left Arm 24
Kasun Rajitha Bowler Right Arm 29
Suranga Lakmal Bowler Right Arm 35
Lakshitha Manasinghe Bowler Right Arm 23
Chamod Battage Bowler - -
Kevin Koththiigoda Bowler Right Arm 24
Keemo Paul All Rounder Right Handed 24
Mohammad Nabi All Rounder Right Handed 38
Ishan Jayaratne All Rounder Right Handed 33
ABOUT

The Colombo Kings are a Colombo-based franchise participating in the inaugural edition of the Lankan Premier League (LPL) 2020. The much-awaited T20 tournament in Sri Lanka will be having on display the players from five different teams including the Colombo Kings. They will be playing the tournament opener against Kandy Tuskers on November 26.


  1. Local Players
  2. Foreign Players
  3. Interesting Players to Watch out for
  4. Support Staff


Local Players


The Kings have a couple of former national captains in their leadership group. Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal have played international cricket together for quite a few years and also have had the experience of leading the teams across formats. Mathews has been named as the skipper of the Colombo Kings for the 2020 edition.


Their experience will come in handy in the T20 competition and help the local youngsters to practice and perform in the right direction. They also have Isuru Udana in their squad, who was crucial for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the recently concluded season on the Indian Premier League (IPL).


The likes of Dushmantha Chameera and Jeffrey Vandersay will get a suitable platform to showcase their skills to the national selectors yet again.


Foreign Players


The Colombo Kings have signed established T20 players like Andre Russell for LPL 2020. He brings in tons of experience of playing the shortest format of the game in various tournaments across the world. Apart from the experience, he brings in the X-factor that will be crucial for the Colombo players in the competition.


They had also managed to rope in Faf du Plessis, but he later made himself unavailable citing personal reasons. They have also got a couple of Indians, Manvinder Bisla and Manpreet Gony, who have played in the earlier editions of the IPL. Bisla has registered a century in an IPL Final and it can’t get bigger than that apart from the T20 World Cup for a player to perform on the big stage.


Gony has been a part of the successful Chennai Super Kings squad under the leadership of MS Dhoni. He might play a huge role in Kings’ bowling department.


Interesting Players to Watch out for


Ravinderpal Singh from Canada will be playing in the upcoming edition of the LPL and the fans must keep an eye out for him in the tournament.


Support Staff


Former Australian cricketer and coach Dav Whatmore is a part of the Colombo Kings’ coaching set-up.

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