Sri Lanka will be looking for the elusive test match and series win when they tour India for a Three Test, five ODI and Two T20 match series from November to December 2009. The team arrive in India on November 8th for the 55-day tour.
Vandort emerged as a lanky 21-year-old left hander onto the national scene in 2001 after a string of impressive performances for Colombo Cricket Club and Sri Lanka A. Vandort only played one game for St Joseph's First XI, but he quickly made an impression in first-class cricket, and when picked for a Board XI side against India, he booked himself a berth in Sri Lanka's 16-man Test squad on the back of an impressive century. He sat on the sidelines throughout the series, but was finally given a chance against Bangladesh in 2001. Now waiting for an opportunity to break back into the team.
Full name : Michael Graydon Vandort
Born : January 19, 1980, Colombo
Batting style : Left-hand bat
Bowling style : Right-arm medium
Test debut : Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC) - Sep 6-8, 2001
Last Test : Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Bogra - Mar 8-12, 2006
ODI debut : Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne (DS) - Jan 13, 2006
Last ODI : Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne (DS) - Jan 13, 2006
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is a Twenty20 cricket tournament scheduled to take place in England in June of 2009. It will be the second World Twenty20 and will consist of 12 teams, contested by all Test-playing nations plus qualifiers (Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland)
The Champions Twenty20 League, formed with the official sanction of ICC will kick off in October 2008. Eight domestic teams from four nations will participate. Cricket Australia will partner the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA). The champion team in the Champions Twenty20 league will get US $5 million, which is the highest ever prize money for a cricket event.
Vandort emerged as a lanky 21-year-old left hander onto the national scene in 2001 after a string of impressive performances for Colombo Cricket Club and Sri Lanka A. Vandort only played one game for St Joseph's First XI, but he quickly made an impression in first-class cricket, and when picked for a Board XI side against India, he booked himself a berth in Sri Lanka's 16-man Test squad on the back of an impressive century. He sat on the sidelines throughout the series, but was finally given a chance against Bangladesh in 2001. Now waiting for an opportunity to break back into the team.
