MUMBAI: Sri Lankan cricketers will be donning a new name on their jerseys for the Asia Cup as FairPlay News becomes the official national sponsor for the team. FairPlay News is a sports news and updates platform and a fairly new entrant in the Fantasy Sport category.

“We are extremely happy to welcome Fairplay News as the official sponsors of the national team during the upcoming Asia Cup and hope that this partnership will augur well for the sports site,” said Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ashley de Silva.

FairPlay News director stated, “We are proud to be the Sri Lankan Cricket Team sponsors. This association has given Fairplay News the right opportunity to be able to stand true to our name and work which imbibes the virtues of sport.”

Dasun Shanaka and his 20-member squad will wear the jerseys with the name FairPlay News, a part of the FairPlay Sports. It is a multi-vertical group. The Asia Cup will be held from 27 August in the UAE.

The Asia Cup was originally scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka but shifted to the UAE due to political turmoil and the economic crisis in the nation. Sri Lanka has witnessed months of food and fuel shortages, blackouts and runaway inflation in the wake of its worst financial crisis on record. This association is extremely welcome for the cricketing body amidst this turmoil.