Uthura Rudras

The Uthura Rudras was a franchise cricket team that took part in Sri Lanka Premier League, representing Northern Province. Rudra Sports Private Limited purchased the team for $3.4 million in 2012. They was owned for seven years, after which a new agreement may be negotiated.[1]

Uthura Rudras

Personnel
Captain	Jehan Mubarak
Coach	Tom Moody
Owner	Rudra Sports Private Limited
Team information
City	Dambulla
Colors	Yellow and Brown
Founded	2012
Dissolved	2012
Home ground	Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Capacity	30,000
History
No. of titles	0
Notable players	Shakib Al Hasan

History

This Team was previously known as Uthura oryxes and was captained by Daniel Vettori.

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Nat	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
1	Roshen Silva		(1988-11-17) 17 November 1988	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
12	Robert Quiney		(1982-08-20) 20 August 1982	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
16	Chamara Kapugedera		(1987-02-24) 24 February 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
17	Imran Farhat		(1982-05-20) 20 May 1982	Left-handed	Leg break
42	Jehan Mubarak		(1981-01-10) 10 January 1981	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Captain
59	Mahela Udawatte		(1986-07-19) 19 July 1986	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
–	Yohan de Silva		(1985-04-14) 14 April 1985	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
–	David Miller		(1989-06-10) 10 June 1989	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounders
23	Janaka Gunaratne		(1981-03-14) 14 March 1981	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
28	Farveez Maharoof		(1984-09-07) 7 September 1984	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
33	Chathura Peiris		(1990-09-23) 23 September 1990	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast
90	Kevon Cooper		(1989-02-02) 2 February 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
–	Shakib Al Hasan		(1987-03-24) 24 March 1987	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
22	Brendan Taylor		(1986-02-06) 6 February 1986	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
–	Sandun Weerakkody		(1993-09-03) 3 September 1993	Left-handed
Bowlers
3	Madushanka Ekanayake		(1990-01-13) 13 January 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm bowler
26	Dillon du Preez		(1981-11-08) 8 November 1981	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
800	Muttiah Muralitharan		(1972-04-17) 17 April 1972	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
–	Samuel Badree		(1981-03-09) 9 March 1981	Right-handed	Leg break
–	Sohan Boralessa		(1985-08-06) 6 August 1985	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
–	Fidel Edwards		(1982-02-06) 6 February 1982	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
37	Kyle Mills		(1979-03-15) 15 March 1979	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
–	Rana Naved-ul-Hasan		(1978-02-28) 28 February 1978	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
–	Akalanka Ganegama		(1981-03-29) 29 March 1981	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
–	Madura Lakmal		(1985-07-21) 21 July 1985	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
–	Nilanka Premaratne		(1988-06-17) 17 June 1988	Right-handed	Left-arm medium-fast

Haris Sohail joined Uthura after the tournament had started

References

1. "Indian companies among SLPL-franchise owners". CricInfo. ESPN. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-06-29.

External links

• Team site on ESPN CricInfo