Sri Lanka Cricket on Thursday appointed former opener Sanath Jayasuriya because the full-time Cricket Consultant for one 12 months to make sure all-round improvement of the game within the nation. The appointment of Jayasuriya follows the reconstitution of the nationwide choice panel on Wednesday beneath new lead selector and former opener Upul Tharanga. “Under this role, Jayasuriya will be responsible for ensuring that SLC national programmes achieve an optimum level of professionalism and that all players and coaching staff are monitored in order to deliver excellence,” the SLC mentioned in a media launch.

“Accordingly, he will oversee the training, coaching requirements of all teams aligned with the high-performance center.

“He will also establish national specialist skills programmes with key staff aligned to lead roles within each skill discipline, among several other tasks,” the discharge added.

Jayasuriya will instantly assume duties in his new position and he’ll function from the High-Performance Center on the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Sri Lanka are attempting to show round their cricketing fortunes after a shoddy effort within the current ODI World Cup the place they completed ninth within the 10-team desk with simply two wins from 9 matches.

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