Junior cricketers from the CCC School of Cricket made their 22nd tour overseas when their Under-13 team flew out to Chennai, India on Friday on an invitation from the internationally acclaimed Whatmore Centre for Cricket at Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute under Dave Whatmore himself.
The boys will undergo fitness and skills development training besides lessons on sports psychology and the Centre for one week.
They will also play four 50-over matches and a T20 match on tour.
The team was accompanied by CCC School of Cricket director of coaching Nelson Mendis and Ravi Subasinghe, the Manager and Vice President of the Schools’ Executive Committee .Pamoda Weerakkody, Dr. Siddhika Williams, Ravichandran Shivalingam, Chanaka Perera and S Shanmuganathan also accompanied the players.
CCC U-13 team:
Linal Subasinghe (captain), Uvin Perera, Praran Willams, Sharujan Shanmuganathan, Hirun Kapurubandara, Anishke Gooneratne, Aiden Weerasinghe , Thenushka Nanayakkara, Kanishka Dissanayake, Prakash Gamathige, Anshane de Silva, Vidun Weeraddana, Cainan Anthonysz, Glen de Rose and Anoop Munaweera.Coach: Udara Maddumage