Sri Lanka batsman
Tillakaratne Dilshan is expected to play for New South Wales state in
Australia’s domestic Twenty20 cricket competition next season.
"Tillakaratne Dilshan is an
outstanding all-round
player," Cricket New South Wales chief executive David Gilbert said
Monday. "As well as being one of the world’s most destructive batsmen
in
Twenty20 cricket, he brings a wealth of international experience to
our
team.
"We
look forward to him playing a leading role in
helping New South Wales win next season’s Big Bash and thereby
qualifying for the Champions League."
Dilshan,
33, was player of the tournament at last year’s
Twenty20 World Cup in England, scoring 317 runs at an average of
52.83.
He briefly joined Northern Districts province this summer for New
Zealand’s domestic Twenty20 tournament.
His
signing for New South Wales requires the approval of
the Sri Lankan board.
Australia’s
six provincial first-class teams are allowed
to recruit two foreign players for the domestic Twenty20 competition.
The top two teams in the tournament qualify for the lucrative
Champions
League international tournament featuring the leading provincial teams
from around the world.
New
South Wales won the first edition of the Champions
League but did not qualify for the second tournament.
Source:The Island Online
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