Sri Lanka’s capital witnessed the launch of the newly announced Franchise of Lanka Premier League 5th Edition for the region of Galle named “Galle Marvels” during a launch held at the Shangri-La Colombo on the 11th of March 2024.
The event was graciously conducted amid the presence of Hon. Sports Minister of Sri Lanka Harin Fernando, Chairman of – Tournament Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket Mr. Samantha Dodanwela, IPG Group Founder and CEO – Mr. Anil Mohan.
The event also had presence of Legendary Cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya along with some proven cricketers and member of the executive committee from Sri Lanka Cricket. The event was organized by the owners of the new Franchise “Galle Marvels” Mr. Prem Thakkar, Mr. Malav Patel, Neil Patel, and Mr. Himanshu Patel.
The event was organized to reveal the Logo and official Jersey along with the Theme Song for “Galle Marvels” of the Lanka Premier League. The team also announced that former South African all-rounder Lance Klusener as the Head Coach of the Galle Marvels along with the signing of Foreign Icon Player Alex Hales from England.
The event also included the revealing of the second franchise from the same set of owners for the upcoming inaugural Lanka T10 league which is scheduled to be held in December 2024.
“Moratu Marvels” will be the second franchise of the Marvels in the shortest format of the game. Moratu Marvels will be coached by Master Blaster from Sri Lanka, Sanath Jayasuriya. The event witnessed the revealing of the Team Logo, Team Jersey, and Team Song at the event for Moratu Marvels.
Sri Lanka’s greatest ODI fast bowler, Lasith Malinga penned the words for both the Galle Marvels and Moratu Marvels team songs. It is Malinga’s first time being involved in the production of cricket team songs.
The franchise owners also expressed their plans beyond the competitions to promote local cricket talents for the two regions, Galle and Moratuwa. They have shown keen interest in undertaking social responsibility in promoting the game to the locals as well as substantially creating a platform for the talents from the region for being future faces in sports bringing fame to the country.
