Sri Lanka swashbuckling left-hander Kusal Perera is all set to join his BPL tram Rangpur Riders on 16th November after having fully recovered from his hamstring injury, Cricket Age learns.
“Only issue was with his match fitness, now as he proved his match fitness as well, he has got the NOC from the board” a top SLC Official told Cricket Age.
Kusal Perera returned to competitive cricket recently during the Marcentile Tournament, after recovering from the hamstring injury, he had picked during Sri Lanka match against India in champions trophy. He has not played for Sri Lanka since then, and had to miss home series against Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, India, as well as the UAE tour. At Rangpur Riders, he will join his teammates Lasith Malinga, Thisara Perera and Nuwan Kulasekara.
He is also expected to join Sri Lanka squad in India for the shorter formats, to feature in ODI and T20 series.
