Dialog tie-up will make SSC grounds a thing of beauty

CRICKET: The Singhalese Sports Club grounds at Maitland Place will get a facelift and it will be brought in line to the standard of Newslands cricket grounds in Cape Town, South Africa or even to some of the scenic grounds in the West Indies and India.

With the idea of doing up the ground, the SSC signed up a three-year sponsorship deal with Dialog Telecom. These details were disclosed at the press conference held in this regard at the SSC pavilion on Thursday evening.

Michael de Zoysa - Chairman Cricket House Committee of the SSC, said that his club was confident that during the course of the new sponsorship agreement, the SSC grounds will get a complete facelift so that it will be one of the most sought-after cricket venues in the Indian Sub-Continent before the start of the next edition of the ICC World Cup in 2011.

De Zoysa stated that his club was confident that during the course of the new sponsorship agreement extended to the SSC Division One cricket team, would mark as it will be the first time Dialog has teamed up with a domestic cricket club and expressed his optimism that it will be a shot in the arm for both partners Nushad Perera, Group Chief Marketing Officer of Dialog Telecom, speaking to reporters said, this team-up between Dialog and SSC will be a dynamic partnership between a successful brand and an equally successful team.

"The opportunities thereon are endless, and the two partners will have a lot to show both on and off the pitch.

At Dialog, our pursuit is to be the power behind Sri Lanka sport, and therefore we take great pride in being the sponsor of the SSC team."

President of the SSC Tommy Ellawala also spoke.

J.K.