You might be able to watch your favorite stars like Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle, and Brain Lara on the crease. They might join the T20 Kookaburra Cup this year happening in Australia. The advertisement poster of the Kookaburra cup says 3 world-class internationals will be joining them this summer.
The Kookaburra cup was started by a regional cricket club in Melbourne named Canberra Southern cross club. One other club from Melbourne, Mulgrave Cricket Club also added that they are trying to secure players like AB de Villiers and Brian Lara.
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The president of Canberra Southern cross club Pullenayengam said that they are on negotiation terms with Chris and Yuvi. He added that they have reached 85 to 90 percent close to finalizing things. He said that other potential players like Dilshan, Sanath, and Tharanga have already agreed to play.
The Canberra Southern cross are also finding sponsors for the season. The club needs financial support so that they can afford more fancy players. Including Players with big names will aid the sponsor situation. They have also requested a CA expedite to finalize the T20 Cup schedule. They already reached out to cricket Victoria about moving matches to the junction oval
The club president also added that they are capable of affording staying rooms and food and other necessities for the players right now. But it would be appreciated if they get more financial backing. They also said that they are strategizing and trying to put everything in place so capital can be secured and it would be good for next 5 to 6 years.
It is said that the trio of Dilshan, Jayasurya, and Tharanga decided joined the Mulgrave club after the road safety world series tournament. The tournament also sported retired cricket players like Yuvraj Singh, Brian Lara, Virendra Sehwag, and Kevin Pietersen.