Head coach Silverwood also stepped down Jayewardene resigned on Wednesday. Sri Lanka's performance was extremely disappointing
New Delhi. The performance of the Sri Lankan cricket team in the T20 World Cup 2024 was very poor. The team led by Wanindu Hasaranga lost its matches to Bangladesh and South Africa in the group stage, while the match against Nepal was washed out due to rain. After the team returned to Sri Lanka, there is turmoil in the cricket board. After the veteran Mahela Jayawardene, now the head coach has also resigned. Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene was made the batting consultant coach of the team. Within 12 hours of Jayawardene's resignation, Silverwood has also left the post of head coach.
While leaving the post of head coach, Chris Silverwood said, 'Being an international coach means being away from loved ones for a long time. After consulting with my family, I am taking the decision with a heavy heart to return home and spend time with my family. It has been a matter of pride for me to be a part of Sri Lankan cricket. I am leaving with very good memories.'
Sri Lanka won the T20 Asia Cup under the guidance of Silverwood
Former England player 49-year-old Chris Silverwood took over as the head coach of the Sri Lanka cricket team in 2022. Prior to this, he was the head coach of the England team. During his tenure, he led Sri Lanka to the T20 Asia Cup title, while the following year his team reached the final of the Asia Cup in the 50-over format. However, Sri Lanka's performance in the ODI World Cup held in India last year was disappointing. The Lankan team finished 9th out of 10 teams. It lost 7 out of 9 matches. In the T20 World Cup held in the US and the Windies, the Sri Lankan team could not even reach the Super 8. This was Sri Lanka's worst performance in an ICC tournament.
Jayawardene became batting consultant in 2022
Sri Lanka won 8 Tests, 26 ODIs and 18 T20 matches under the coaching of Chris Silverwood. Earlier, Mahela Jayawardene resigned from the post of batting consultant on Wednesday. Jayawardene was appointed to this post for one year in 2022 but later Sri Lanka Cricket gave him a one-year extension.
tag: ICC T20 World Cup, Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka
first published : June 27, 2024, 4:14 pm IST
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