Sri Lankan Cricketers Embraced in the IPL Auctions for 2026

Michael Roberts

There are a few surprising names in this list in my view, but let me encourage readers and aficianado to ‘slash and burn’ the presence of some names and/or comment  on ABSENCES!

Hasaranga… Pathirana …. Theekshana…Nissanka … Shanaka .… Kusal Mendis …. Kusal Perera …. Asalanka …. Vijayasanth …. Wellallage …. Traveen Mathew …. Binura Fernando

I have  coloured the names that surprise me in orange and green. Viyaskanth Vijayakanth’s  entry is both surprising and welcome. He is one of the few Tamils to enter the pool of Sri Lankan cricketers in recent years.  

I have no knowledge of Traveen Mathew’s ethnic roots, but know that he is a product of  St Anthony’s College Kandy; and am pleased to see the stocks of Sri Lankan cricket receiving inputs from upcountry areas amidst the streams flowing from the Southern  Province, Moratuwa and  Colombo.