Rumesh Ratnayake appointed interim coach of the National Team

Former pacer Rumesh Ratnayake has been named because the interim coach of the Sri Lankan crew forward of their residence collection towards Zimbabwe, the nation’s cricket board mentioned on Tuesday.
“Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce the appointment of Rumesh Ratnayake as the interim coach of the National Team for the upcoming Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka,” SLC mentioned in a press release.
The 58-year-old Ratnayake, who has performed 23 Tests and 70 ODIs in a profession spanning from 1982 to 1993, is at present serving as a quick bowling coach on the High-Performance Center.

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He will step within the footwear of Mickey Arthur who had vacated the put up in November final 12 months.

Ruvin Peiris, who was serving as a batting coach on the High-Performance Center, has additionally been roped in to work with the senior nationwide crew for the Zimbabwe collection on an interim foundation.
Former skipper Mahela Jayawardena, who’s the Consultant Coach of the ‘National Teams’, will depart for West Indies on January 9 to hitch the U-19 Team, which is already within the Caribbean, to participate within the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup.
“He will be with the U19 team during the World Cup,” SLC mentioned.