Mahela Jayawardene ,Srilanka’s consultant coach of the national team

Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene appointed as consultant coach of the national teams starting next year, the country’s cricket board informed. Jayawardene was appointed to the latest role by Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) executive committee in consultation with the technical advisory committee of the Board.

Casted in  his new role which is implemented for  one year, Mumbai Indians coach Jayawardene will be in charge of the overall cricketing matters of the national teams and will provide strategic support to the players and management teams at the High-Performance Center.

“We are extremely happy that Mahela is joining the National Team for an extended role, especially given the context that Sri Lanka has a heavy international calendar during the year 2022,” said Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ashley de Silva.

“Mahela’s contributions during the first round of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup became invaluable for the overall performances of our team in the concluded event,” he added.