Nagenahira Nagas

Nagenahira Nagas

Personnel
Captain	Angelo Mathews
Owner	Varun Beverages Lanka Private Limited
Team information
Founded	2012
Dissolved	2012

The Nagenahira Nagas was a franchise cricket team that took part in Sri Lanka Premier League, representing Eastern Province. Varun Beverages Private Limited purchased the team for $3.22 million in 2012. They were owned for seven years, after which a new agreement may be negotiated. ^[1] They named Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi as their icon player in late June. ^[2]

History

Nagenahira was one of the franchises in the proposed inaugural Sri Lankan Premier League in 2011 and represents the Eastern Province. They signed Shahid Afridi as their captain but due to some issues, 2011's event was cancelled at the eleventh hour. In 2012, they were purchased at the lowest price of $3.22 million by Varun Beverages Lanka Private Limited. ^[3] Initially Shahid Afridi was to lead the team as their icon player, but since his commitments to his national team made him unavailable for the latter part of the tournament, Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews was named the icon player and the captain of the franchise.

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Nat	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
5	Udara Jayasundera		(1991-01-03) 3 January 1991 (age 34)	Left-handed	Leg break
17	Imran Nazir		(1981-12-16) 16 December 1981 (age 43)	Right-handed	Leg break
19	Ahmed Shehzad		(1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Leg break
27	Angelo Perera		(1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 (age 35)	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
81	Travis Birt		(1981-12-09) 9 December 1981 (age 43)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
–	Nasir Hossain		(1991-11-30) 30 November 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounders
10	Sachith Pathirana		(1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 36)	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
18	Tillakaratne Sampath		(1982-06-23) 23 June 1982 (age 42)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
69	Angelo Mathews		(1987-06-02) 2 June 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Captain
22	Colin de Grandhomme		(1986-07-22) 22 July 1986 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
–	Mitchell Marsh		(1991-10-20) 20 October 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
–	Andy Solomons		(1987-09-18) 18 September 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
15	Mushfiqur Rahim		(1988-09-01) 1 September 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed		Main wicket-keeper
–	Charith Sylvester		(1982-12-30) 30 December 1982 (age 42)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
–	Gayan Maneshan		(1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 34)	Left-handed	Leg break
Bowlers
16	Dushmantha Chameera		(1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
32	Shaminda Eranga		(1986-06-23) 23 June 1986 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
40	Ajantha Mendis		(1985-03-11) 11 March 1985 (age 40)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
55	Ben Laughlin		(1982-10-03) 3 October 1982 (age 42)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
86	Kanishka Alvitigala		(1986-06-08) 8 June 1986 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
88	Suraj Randiv		(1985-01-30) 30 January 1985 (age 40)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
–	Nuwan Kulasekara		(1982-07-22) 22 July 1982 (age 42)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
–	Sajeewa Weerakoon		(1978-02-17) 17 February 1978 (age 47)	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
–	Elias Sunny		(1986-01-01) 1 January 1986 (age 39)	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
–	Ishan Jayaratne		(1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium

References

1. "Indian companies among SLPL-franchise owners". CricInfo. ESPN. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
2. "Afridi named the Icon Player of Nagenahira". Cricket.Org.PK. Archived from the original on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
3. "Afridi named the Icon Player of Nagenahira". Cricket.Org.PK. Archived from the original on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2012-07-03.

External links

• Team site on ESPN CricInfo