Kumar Sangakkara But To Hear From ECB About ‘Thrilling Prospect’ Of Teaching England

Kumar Sangakkara has stated it will be an “thrilling prospect” to teach England in limited-overs cricket, however harassed he has but to obtain a proper method concerning the position. The England and Wales Cricket Board are looking out for a brand new white-ball boss after they successfully sacked Matthew Mott on Tuesday, with the Australian having overseen two lacklustre title-defences at each the 2023 50-over World Cup and June’s T20 World Cup. Former England batsman Marcus Trescothick has been positioned in caretaker cost for September’s one-day worldwide and T20 sequence at residence to arch-rivals Australia whereas Rob Key, the managing director of England males’s cricket, goes in the hunt for Mott’s everlasting alternative.

Sri Lanka nice Sangakkara has been linked with the emptiness, partly due to his time within the Indian Premier League working alongside England white-ball captain Jos Buttler on the Rajasthan Royals.

However the 46-year-old former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman gave little away on Friday.

“Properly, I do know (my title) has been talked about for some motive, however there has not been any method as such,” Sangakkara, a member of Sky Sports activities’ commentary staff for The Hundred, instructed Britain’s PA information company.

“I believe the England white-ball job is an thrilling prospect for anybody, however there are such a lot of good candidates on the market. I believe Matthew Mott has performed a extremely good job.

“It’s nice that Jos Buttler is staying in that management position because the aspect progresses as a result of it’s a good time from what the aspect is — and was — and the way it desires to progress sooner or later.

“I believe the choice making within the England camp has been spot on. I actually love the management that Rob Key has offered…I believe he has been a extremely good, sensible man, very commonsensical when it comes to how he makes choices and really forward-thinking in how he has set the imaginative and prescient for England cricket.”

Sangakkara, the primary non-British president of Lord’s floor house owners Marylebone Cricket Membership (MCC), added: “I’m very completely happy in the mean time. The Rajasthan Royals expertise has been very fulfilling and it has been a job I’ve actually loved over the past 4 years.”

In the meantime, Sangakkara is glad compatriot Chamari Athapaththu is enjoying for Oval Invincibles within the Hundred after she guided the Sri Lanka ladies’s staff to Asia Cup glory final week.

“I’m excited Ben Stokes is enjoying, however I’m extra excited that Chamari Athapaththu is getting a sport as a result of she has been the proper, inspiring chief and captain for world cricket when it comes to Sri Lanka,” Sangakkara stated.

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