Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday appointed former opener Sanath Jayasuriya as full-time cricket consultant for a year to ensure all-round development of the sport in the island nation.
Jayasuriya’s appointment follows the reconstitution of the national selection panel on Wednesday under new lead selector Upul Tharanga, a former opener.
Sri Lanka are trying to turn around their fortunes after a shoddy effort in the ODI World Cup where they finished ninth.
“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 Board said.
“Accordingly, he will oversee the training, coaching requirements of all teams aligned with the high-performance centre.”
Former selector Jayasuriya, who played 110 Tests, 445 ODIs and 31 T20Is for Sri Lanka from 1989-2011, will immediately assume his new role and will operate from the high-performance centre at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
