The Nagenahira Nagas was a franchise cricket team that took part in Sri Lanka Premier League, representing Eastern Province. Varun Beverages Private Limited purchased the team for $3.22 million in 2012. They were owned for seven years, after which a new agreement may be negotiated. They named Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi as their icon player in late June.
History Nagenahira was one of the franchises in the proposed inaugural Sri Lankan Premier League in 2011 and represents the Eastern Province. They signed Shahid Afridi as their captain but due to some issues, 2011's event was cancelled at the eleventh hour. In 2012, they were purchased at the lowest price of $3.22 million by Varun Beverages Lanka Private Limited. Initially Shahid Afridi was to lead the team as their icon player, but since his commitments to his national team made him unavailable for the latter part of the tournament, Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews was named the icon player and the captain of the franchise.
Current squad Players with international caps are listed in bold. No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes 5 Udara Jayasundera Left-handed Leg break 17 Imran Nazir Right-handed Leg break 19 Ahmed Shehzad Right-handed Leg break 27 Angelo Perera Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox 81 Travis Birt Left-handed Right-arm medium – Nasir Hossain Right-handed Right-arm off break All-rounders 10 Sachith Pathirana Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox 18 Tillakaratne Sampath Right-handed Right-arm off break 69 Angelo Mathews Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Captain 22 Colin de Grandhomme Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium – Mitchell Marsh Right-handed Right-arm medium – Andy Solomons Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wicket-keepers 15 Mushfiqur Rahim Right-handed Main wicket-keeper – Charith Sylvester Left-handed Right-arm off break – Gayan Maneshan Left-handed Leg break Bowlers 16 Dushmantha Chameera Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 32 Shaminda Eranga Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 40 Ajantha Mendis Right-handed Right-arm off break 55 Ben Laughlin Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 86 Kanishka Alvitigala Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 88 Suraj Randiv Right-handed Right-arm off break – Nuwan Kulasekara Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium – Sajeewa Weerakoon Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox – Elias Sunny Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox – Ishan Jayaratne Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
References
External links Team site on ESPN CricInfo