Celebrated Sri Lanka cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan will grace the 33rd Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year mega awards presentation ceremony to be held at the Grand Ballroom of the Galadari Hotel, Colombo commencing at 5.30 p.m. on Monday.
Incidentally, it was exactly 20 years ago that Muralitharan, as a schoolboy from St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota won the prestigious Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year in 1991. Immediately afterwards, he was selected to make his international debut to begin a two-decade long journey and ultimately reached the pinnacle of world cricket as the highest wicket taker in both Tests and One Day Internationals. Moreover, Muralitharan is a brand ambassador for Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel and that he will get a rare opportunity of gracing a premier event sponsored by Sri Lanka’s national mobile telephone service provider.
Evergreen Bhathiya and Santhush will add colour to this year’s show as well with several of their acts. Beside B n S, there will be several other popular artists to entertain youth, including K. Sujeewa, Asanka Sahabandu of Good Morning Mala fame, Chinthika (Sulanga wage) and Sandeep of Ojaye fame.
A limited number of special passes are available exclusively for the Sunday Observer readers on a first come first served basis. Kindly call organizers on 011-2429231 between 9 am to 12 am on Monday for prior reservations.