File photograph of Sanath Jayasuriya
Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya has been named the interim head coach of the island nation’s cricket staff forward of its white-ball dwelling sequence towards India starting later this month. The Indian staff will likely be touring Sri Lanka for 3 T20 Internationals and as many ODIs, beginning July 27. The 55-year-old Jayasuriya, a swashbuckling opener in his prime, was named for the interim publish after Englishman Chris Silverwood resigned final week as Sri Lanka head coach. Silverwood stepped down within the wake of the nation’s disastrous T20 World Cup marketing campaign, throughout which it was ousted from the league stage itself.
Jayasuriya, who has additionally served as a chief selector previously, will take cost of Sri Lanka’s Take a look at tour to England as nicely, The ‘Every day Mirror’ newspaper reported.
One of the crucial attacking batters of his occasions, Jayasuriya had just lately been a marketing consultant for the staff throughout this yr’s T20 World Cup within the USA and Caribbean.
Jayasuriya featured in 110 Exams between 1991 and 2007, scoring 6973 runs at a median of 40.07, with the assistance of 14 centuries and 31 fifties.
Within the 445 ODIs he performed, the left-hander struck 13,430 runs at a median of 32.36, with 28 a whole lot and 68 half centuries.
He was a key member of the Sri Lankan staff that gained 1996 ODI World Cup. He additionally served as Member of Parliament from 2010-15.
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