CEAT ‘Peoples Cricketer’ voting off to racing start as social media joins the fray

Voting to choose Sri Lanka’s most popular cricketer has begun, and the buzz is spreading like wildfire following a decision by contest sponsor CEAT Sri Lanka to offer voting via the worldwide web.

A dedicated website www.ceatsrilankacricketawards.com and a page on facebook for cricket fans to cast their votes have seen the competition off to a spectacular start, with the facebook URL www.facebook.com/ceatsrilankacricketawards attracting a fan base of 2685 and more than 1646 posts in its first 24 hours.

Voting for the 2011 CEAT Peoples Player of the Year, one of the highlights of the annual CEAT Sri Lanka Cricket Awards, ends on Friday, 25th November. Voting may be also be done via SMS on five mobile networks -- Dialog, Etisalat, Mobitel, Hutch and Airtel -- and the CDMA services of Lanka Bell, Suntel and SLT City Link. Voters should type CEAT (space) Name of the Cricketer and send to 6797 to participate.

The launch of the dedicated website and facebook page for online voting took place at the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in the presence of representatives of the Interim Committee of SLC and senior management of CEAT Sri Lanka.