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Sri Lanka Cricket on Thursday appointed former opener Sanath Jayasuriya because the full-time Cricket Guide for one yr to make sure all-round growth 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. “Underneath this position, Jayasuriya shall be liable for guaranteeing that SLC nationwide programmes obtain an optimum stage of professionalism and that each one gamers and training employees are monitored with the intention to ship excellence,” the SLC stated in a media launch.
“Accordingly, he’ll oversee the coaching, teaching necessities of all groups aligned with the high-performance middle.
“He will even set up nationwide specialist abilities programmes with key employees aligned to steer roles inside every talent self-discipline, amongst a number of different duties,” the discharge added.
Jayasuriya will instantly assume duties in his new position and he’ll function from the Excessive-Efficiency Heart 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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