Mahela Jayawardene appointed captain of Kochi
The former Sri Lankan skipper agrees to captain Kochi at the forthcoming IPL season. AFP PHOTO/ Lakruwan WANNIARACHCHI.
February 10, 2011 (Island Cricket): Mahela Jayawardene has been appointed captain of the new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise – Kochi.
The 33-year-old former Sri Lankan captain was purchased by the Kerala-based team for a whopping $1.5 million at the player auction last month.
“Yes. We met the owners and they invited him to captain. He has agreed,” Jayawardene’s agent said,. speaking to Island Cricket yesterday.
Apart from Jayawardene, Kochi bagged several key players including, Muttiah Muralitharan, Brad Hodge, Brendon McCullum, Owais Shah, Steven Smith and VVS Laxman, among others.
The fourth season of the IPL will get underway shortly after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, which ends on April 2. The fixtures are yet to be announced.
© Island Cricket.
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27 December 2008
5 hours 39 min
You can also find this announcement in Kochi Team's official facebook page : http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1...
27 December 2008
5 hours 39 min
Mahela has himself made this announcement in his Facebook page:
"Hi everyone, just to let you know that Kochi offered me the captaincy for IPL4 today and I accepted. It’s an exciting challenge and I’ve been really impressed by the Kochi management. They love their cricket and they are really passionate about taking the IPL to Kerala. There is a family-like atmosphere and I am confident we have the right players to make a great team. Cheers, Mahela."
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?st...
27 March 2010
7 weeks 6 days
He's a good man for this job. And Kochi have also got Tisara Perera who can make a big impact as well. All the best to Mahela and the franchise!
25 January 2010
3 weeks 2 days
The Kochi team seems kind of unbalanced but anyway best of luck to Mahela,we all know hell do a great job of captaining the side
2 January 2009
2 weeks 4 days
meeeeeee parath england tour aka cancel weida?
20 November 2008
33 sec
Congrats to Mahela!
19 January 2011
1 year 4 weeks
@kaluhewage England ayeth oya warada karanna naha. IPL kaleta rata amatha karanna. BCCI sadu sadu Saaaaahhhh!!!!
comeon MAHELA do your best..........
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