Some major changes are expected in the coaching set-up of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the Sunday Times reported.
As per the report, several former Sri Lankan players are expected to join various positions in the National Team and the Under-19 team.
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is keen to rope in Roshan Mahanama, Mahela Jayawardene and Avishka Gunawardena to assume some key positions within the national set-up, but it is yet to be officially confirmed.
Jayawardene is being considered to work with the national Under-19 team as a consultant as he cannot undertake a full time commitment due to his multiple other commitments.
Gunawardena is being considered to take over the head coach position of either the Under-19 team or the Sri Lanka ‘A’ side. Avishka Gunawardena, who was Sri Lanka ‘A’ team head coach, was suspended for nearly two years since May 2019 for charges of corruption, but was cleared to resume in April this year.
Roshan Mahanama, who is a member of the TAC, is being looked at as a possible replacement to the National Team head coach Mickey Arthur, who will end his two year term in December.
Arthur assumed duties as the head coach of Sri Lanka cricket in December 2019, joined by Grant Flower as batting coach, David Saker as bowling coach, and Shane McDermott as the fielding coach.
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The Sri Lanka national team under Arthur has struggled across all formats and are placed at the bottom of the ICC rankings. Sri Lanka is currently 8th in Tests and 9th in ODI and T20 cricket.
Meanwhile, it has been reported that the SLC is looking at parting ways with batting coach Grant Flower following the national team’s dreadful batting over the last several months.
Despite his two-year term coming to an end in December, the SLC is reportedly keen to send him off immediately. (NewsWire)
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