Indoor cricketers for World Cup

The Ceylon Indoor Cricket Association (CICA) will field a 15-member Masters team to represent Sri Lanka at the forthcoming 'World Masters Series' to be held in the Gold Coast, Brisbane Australia from 10 to 16 October, 2010.

This prestigious event will be hosted by Cricket Australia for the World Indoor Cricket Federation (WICF) and teams from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England, Wales and Sri Lanka will be competing for the Cup. Australia is the reigning champs.

The CICA through a selection process have picked a strong team and have hopes of reaching the final stage.

The team is captained by former Anandian Sanjaya Attanayake and his deputy will be the dashing all rounder Duncan Arnolda, a former Sylvestrian. This is the fourth time Sri Lanka will be taking part in a Masters World Cup since 2003.

Roshan Weerasinghe, a former National Player will be Coach cum player.

The team will be managed by the much experienced Hiran de Mel who is also the Head of Technical CICA and an International Umpire.

The other players to watch in this competition are Malik Ahamadeen, Thiran Thenabadu, Lasantha Perera, Chamika Srimal, Asitha Costa, Priyantha Samaradiwakara and Susantha de Mel. The president CICA, the Minister Salinda Dissanayake said that "He is hopeful that this team will do Sri Lanka proud at this year's World Cup."