The best emerging player of the LPL tournament Vijayakanth Viyaskanth receiving his cash award from IPG Group founder chairman and CEO Anil Mohan at the awards ceremony. Dr Jayantha Dharmadasa the Vice President of SLC, Sagala Ratnayake the senior advisor to the President who was the chief guest, Samantha Dodanwela the LPL tournament director and LPL Brand Ambassador Pakistan cricket legend Wasim Akram also in the picture.
Sri Lankan promising leg spinner Vijayakanth Viyaskanth who represented LPL champion team Jaffna Kings has been signed by Chattogram Challengers to play in the Bangladesh Premier League 2023.
The 21-year-old leg spinner from Jaffna Central College had an impressive performance with the ball in the recently concluded LPL where he picked up 13 wickets in 8 matches for the title-winning Jaffna Kings franchise. He was also named the Best Emerging Player of the LPL tournament. He finished as the 4th highest wicket-taker of the tournament. Vijayakanth
said his getting BPL chance is a big boost to his career. Actually I finished a very successful England league cricket tournament before the LPL which paved the way to get more confidence throughout the LPL tournament.
We lacked facilities at Jaffna during our school days but when I came to club cricket at Tamil Union club I used to get more facilities. Actually, I couldn't perform well in the domestic tournament and very difficult to find a place on the Tamil Union division one team.
However, with my recent performance, I hope to gain a place in the Tamil Union team for the future domestic performance said Vijayakanth.
Our team manager Harry Vageeshan encouraged me at Tamil Union while Tamil Union club management especially Prakash Schaffter gave good best support to build up my career. My ultimate goal is to represent the National team said Vijayakanth.
The 9th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League will be held from January 6 to February 16, 2023. in Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet.
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