Elephant House partners 'Murali Cup'

From left, Head Sales and Marketing, Elephant House Frozen Confectionary Surani Sahabandu, FOG founder Kushil Gunasekera, former executive MCC Roger Knight and Kumar Sangakkara at the launch of ‘Murali Cup’.

Elephant House was the main sponsor for the inaugural Murali Cup, a joint initiative by the Foundation of Goodness (FOG) and Red Dot Tours endorsed by Sri Lankan spin hero Muttiah Muralitharan.

The Murali Cup, the first community tourism-focused international school cricket festival in the world, brought together under 18 cricket teams to compete and support the cause. Funds generated are to be utilised for the children in the North and East, promoting the MCC spirit of cricket concept, encouraging social interaction between children of different ethnic, religious and economic backgrounds.

The inaugural Murali Cup was played from July 12- 18 on the South West Coast.

Five international teams from England and Malaysia as well as three teams from Seenigama, Matale and Jaffna competed.