Player: | KC Sangakkara, WPUJC Vaas |
DateLine: 8th February 2007
Sri Lankan cricket authorities have agreed to release their star players for the forthcoming English domestic season, a top official said on Wednesday. K. Mathivanan, secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket's interim committee, said the latest request to play abroad had come from wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara, who would appear for Warwickshire. "The committee approved a request from Kumar yesterday along with that of Marvan Atapattu to play for Lashings World XI," said Mathivanan.
 
He said veteran left-arm fast bowler Chaminda Vaas's request to play for Middlesex had already been approved. "We have told them that approvals are granted subject to Sri Lanka's international commitments," Mathivanan said. 
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