Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Basnahira Cricket Dundee launches official team jersey

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Basnahira Cricket Dundee (BCD) today launched their colourful team jersey at a press conference held at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo, a glamorous event atten- ded by the team owners, sponsors and the Basnahira Cricket Dundee team.

The official team jersey was handed to Basnahira Cricket Dundee captain Tillekerat­ne Dilshan by the Team Manager and Director of the BCD franchise Duleep Mendis, himself an iconic figure in Sri Lankan cricket.

The official team jersey was handed to Basnahira Cricket Dundee captain Tilakeratn­e Dilshan by the Team Manager and Director of the BCD franchise Duleep Mendis, himself an iconic figure in Sri Lankan cricket

Basnahira Cricket Dundee (BCD) yesterday launched their colourful team jersey at a press conference held at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo, a glamorous event attended by the team owners, sponsors and the Basnahira Cricket Dundee team.

The official team jersey was handed to Basnahira Cricket Dundee captain Tilakeratn­e Dilshan by the Team Manager and Director of the BCD franchise Duleep Mendis, himself an iconic figure in Sri Lankan cricket.

Also attending the launch were representa­tives of the team owners; Indian Cricket Dundee, along with representa­tives of the sponsors; TVS Infrastruc­ture, NOLIMIT, American Water, BDM and whyITonlin­e, as well as Team Coach Kepler Wessels and Team Mentor Rameez Raja.

Speaking at the launch Charaan Shetty, Managing Director of Indian Cricket Dundee said, “We are very happy and proud to have launched the official jersey of the Basnahira Cricket Dundee team today. Given the talented pool of players we have, together with the outstandin­g leadership of Tilakeratn­e Dilshan at the helm and the experience of the coaching staff, Basnahira Cricket Dundee will be a force to be reckoned with in this inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League. We have big plans for team BCD, starting with winning this tournament.”

The Sri Lanka Premier League runs from August 11th to 31st, 2012 and will see the participat­ion of 7 teams bat- tling it out for supremacy in Sri Lanka’s most prestigiou­s domestic competitio­n to date. The Basnahira Cricket Dundee team comprises a healthy mix of local players as well as internatio­nal superstars including Marlon Samuels, Brad Hodge, Clint McKay, Dirk Nannes, Robin Peterson and Tim Southee.

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 ??  ?? Headtable: (From Left) Rameez Raja, Team Mentor; Duleep Mendis, Team Manager and Director, BCD franchise; Charaan Shetty, Managing Director, Indian Cricket Dundee; Tilakeratn­e Dilshan, BCD Captain and Kepler Wessels, Team Coach.
Headtable: (From Left) Rameez Raja, Team Mentor; Duleep Mendis, Team Manager and Director, BCD franchise; Charaan Shetty, Managing Director, Indian Cricket Dundee; Tilakeratn­e Dilshan, BCD Captain and Kepler Wessels, Team Coach.

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