IPL 2023 – Dasun Shanaka IPL 2023:
Dasun Shanaka has expressed great regret to the Indians his premier league franchise for not selecting him in his IPL auction. Most TV his cricket pundits describe Shanaska as the best finisher in his T20 international cricket at the moment. Even at a price of 50LACS, no buyer was found. With no captain or big finisher in the team Sunrisers he must curse his luck with a team like Hyderabad. Meanwhile, Lasith Malinga predicts that Shanaka will soon get his SOS call from his IPL team. According to Malinga, he would be surprised if Shanaka didn’t get a call from the franchise.
Why should the franchise care about Shanaka now?On Thursday (6 January) in Pune, Shanaka showed off his one of the best T20I performances by a Sri Lankan player.
Shanaka played against his team in fledgling Indian bowling, throwing two fours and six sixes, and just 22 deliveries in which he scored 56 runs.
After these explosive innings, fans and players alike had no doubt as to why SL his captain had not signed his IPL contract to his name. This fact becomes even more confusing when you consider that a team like Sunrisers Hyderabad needs players, and perhaps a cool captain like Shanaka.
On Thursday, Shanaka also matched former Sri Lankan skipper Rasis Malinga’s record of leading the island nation with 84 games, a senior his all-rounder will surpass Malinga’s numbers in the next match.
His final five T20I knocks against India were 47* (19), 74* (38), 33* (18), 45 (27), and 56* (22). He is the first his SL batsman ever to score over 400 runs against India in T20I cricket. With all these numbers on his resume and his rapidly growing exploits against India in India, some IPL teams have to regret the decision.
SUNRISERS needed a skipper for his IPL 2023 auction. But as Shanaka’s name echoed throughout Kochi, her paddle remained low.
SRH signed 13 players during the auction. Aside from making Harry Brooke their most expensive purchase, they bagged Mayank Aggarwal. But the question remains as to who will take charge of Hyderabad next season.
Sunrisers In his Hyderabad, Mayank his Agarwal and Aiden his Markram are now the front-runners to replace Kane his Williamson.
In the 2nd India vs. Sri Lanka T20I at the MCA Stadium, Sri Lanka looked like he was 138/6 after 16 overs and even with 170 he was on to a respectable total going forward. But Dasun Shanaka had another idea.
The Sri Lankan captain scored his 50th, fastest for a Sri Lankan in a men’s T20I game, beating Indian bowlers. His 56 helped Sri Lanka to 206/6 in their allotted 20 overs.
Fans should note that Shanaka was left unsold at his IPL 2023 auction in December.
After Shanaka’s innings, Lanka’s legendary player Lasis Malinga took to his Twitter to express his shock and surprise to the SL captain that he was without an IPL contestant. The pacesetter added that Shanaka is confident he will play in the IPL soon.
Shanaka in IPL
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka has been a great source of motivation for the transitioning team. Not only did he display excellent tactical judgment, but he also used his herding and bowling skills to win memorable games for his team.
A man of this caliber needs to get an IPL deal, right? But not Shanaka. The Sri Lankan has attended many auctions over the years, but the IPL team has never shown any interest in him.
At this year’s auction, the 31-year-old’s base price was significantly undervalued at Rs 500,000. Shanaka has scored 497 runs in his 25 games in his T20 in 2022 with a batting average surpassing his 135. He also has a good medium pace. He also has a lot of cricket experience as he is the captain of Sri Lanka’s whiteball team.
Shanaka has only played for the national team and franchise of the island nation, as well as his premier league for Bangladesh on his T20 circuit outside Sri Lanka.