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Revision as of 04:05, 14 November 2020
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Nickname(s) | Holding The Fort |
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League | Lanka Premier League |
Personnel | |
Coach | Moin Khan |
Owner | Nadeem Omar (Omar Associates) |
Team information | |
City | Galle, Southern Province |
Colors | |
Founded | 2020 |
History | |
LPL wins | 0 |
Galle Gladiators are a Sri Lankan franchise professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in the Lanka Premier League, representing the city of Galle, Sri Lanka. Nadeem Omar, who owns the Quetta Gladiators in Pakistan Super League purchased the franchise in 2020. Pakistan's veteran cricketer, Wasim Akram is the mentor of the team while Moin Khan and Azam Khan act as team's coach and manager respectively.[1] Pakistan's star all-rounder, Shahid Afridi signed up as the marquee foreign player.[2]
Current squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season
S/N | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
70 | Danushka Gunathilaka | 17 March 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak | ||
25 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | 24 October 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
41 | Colin Ingram | 3 July 1985 | Left-handed | Right-arm legspin | Overseas | |
3 | Hazratullah Zazai | 23 March 1998 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas | |
93 | Ahsan Ali | 10 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas | |
Sahan Arachchige | 13 May 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |||
All-rounders | ||||||
34 | Shehan Jayasuriya | 12 September 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak | ||
4 | Milinda Siriwardana | 4 December 1985 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
10 | Akila Dananjaya | 4 October 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak/legbreak | ||
10 | Shahid Afridi | 1 March 1975 | Right-handed | Right-arm legspin | Overseas marquee player | |
Chanaka Ruwansiri | 14 October 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |||
17 | Dhananjaya Lakshan | 5 October 1998 | Left-handed | Right-arm | ||
Duvindu Tillakaratne | 9 September 1996 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | |||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
54 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | 22 May 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | Overseas | |
59 | Chadwick Walton | 3 July 1985 | Right-handed | — | Overseas | |
45 | Azam Khan | 10 August 1998 | Right-handed | — | Overseas | |
Bowlers | ||||||
99 | Lasith Malinga | 28 August 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Icon player | |
85 | Lakshan Sandakan | 10 June 1991 | Right-handed | Left-arm wrist-spin | ||
78 | Asitha Fernando | 31 July 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
5 | Mohammad Amir | 13 April 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | Overseas | |
Mohamed Shiraz | 13 February 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |||
4 | Nuwan Thushara | 6 August 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Source:[3]
Management and coaching staff
Name | Position |
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Nadeem Omar (Omar Associates) | Owner |
Zaheer Abbas | Chairman |
Moin Khan | Head coach |
Wasim Akram | Mentor |
Azam Khan | Manager |
References
- ^ Khaliq, S. (19 October 2020). "Wasim Akram roped in as mentor by Galle Gladiators". Karachi: CricketPakistan.com.pk. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Cricingif Staff (2 September 2020). "Galle Gladiators sign Shahid Afridi as icon player for Lanka Premier League". Cricingif. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Fernando, A. F. (19 October 2020). "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
External links
- Galle Gladiators on Twitter
- Galle Gladiators on Facebook