Lanka T10 Super League, Saurabh Tiwari: Lanka T10 Super League is going to start in Sri Lanka from 11th December. This will be the first time that this league will be played in Sri Lanka. 10-10 over matches will be played in this league. In which a total of 6 teams will participate. All matches will be played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. The surprising thing is that one of these six franchises chose an Indian player as their captain. The international career of this Indian player was very short. This player could play only 3 matches for the Indian team.
Saurabh became the captain of Nuwara Eliya Kings team.
Nuwara Eliya Kings is one of the six teams playing in the Lanka T10 Super League. Nuwara Eliya Kings have appointed former Indian player Saurabh Tiwary as the captain of their team for the first season of the league. Saurabh Tiwary retired from all forms of cricket earlier this year. Saurabh Tiwari played a total of 3 matches during his international career. Saurabh, who made his ODI debut against Australia in 2010, played his last ODI match against New Zealand in the same year. After this he never got a place in the Indian team.
Saurabh Tiwari’s cricket career
Saurabh Tiwari was part of the team that won the Under-19 World Cup for India in 2008. He scored only 49 runs in three ODI matches for India. Apart from this, Saurabh Tiwari played 93 matches in IPL. In which he scored 1494 runs. Here let us tell you that on the very first day of the league, Nuwara Eliya Kings team will be seen on the field under the captaincy of Saurabh Tiwari. The first match of the league will be played between Jaffna Titans Tournament and Hambantota Bangla Tigers. After this Nuwara Eliya Kings will face Colombo Jaguar. Whereas the last match of the day will be between Candy Bolts and Gal Marvels.