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Angelo Mathews will be Pune Warriors India skipper for IPL 6

PWI also announces Allan Donald as Head Coach and Rob Walters joins the Coaching staff as an Assistant Coach
                                                      
Mumbai, March 28, 2013: Pune Warriors India today announced Angelo Mathews as the captain for IPL Season 6. Angelo Mathews who has been with Pune Warriors India for past two years, is the Captain of Sri Lanka national team for ODI & Tests and brings with him a rich experience of having played International cricket and also captaining an International side.

 Pune Warriors also announced the coaching staff for the team with Allan Donald as the Head Coach. Rob Walters comes on board as Assistant Coach and will be the Fitness Trainer & Fielding Coach of the team. Praveen Amre will continue to be the Assistant Coach.

Mr. Sushanto Roy, Managing Director, Sahara Adventure Sports Limited, said, “We had many options of International and National cricketers to choose from within the existing squad but we chose Angelo Mathews as our Captain as we are confident of his leadership abilities. All the senior players in the team are happy with the choice and it is a joint decision taken by the senior players and team management. We now have a correct mix of youth and experience to launch an aggressive IPL Season 6 campaign under the leadership of Angelo Mathews.”

Angelo Mathews on his selection as a captain said, “It’s a great honour to be offered the captaincy of the Pune Warriors and I am grateful to the team management and franchise owners for the faith shown in me.” He further said, ”For me personally this is a great chance to gain leadership experience working with a multi-national squad and a very exciting opportunity given the enormous talent within our young squad."

About Pune Warriors India
Formed in 2010, Pune Warriors India is the Pune Franchise of the India Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by Sahara Adventure Sports Limited, a group company of Sahara India Pariwar, one of India's premiere business conglomerates. On 21st March 2010, Sahara Adventure Sports Limited had made the winning bid of $370 million (approximately Rs. 1700 crore) for the Pune franchise which is the highest bid by any company in the history of IPL. The franchise made its debut in the fourth season of IPL in 2011.

For media information, please contact:
Ghulam Zeeshan
Asst. Chief Manager, Corporate Communications, Sahara India Pariwar
M: +919335235621; Ph: 0522-2304230
E-Mail: ghulam.zeeshan@gmail.com

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