Sanath Jayasuriya: The series between Team India and Sri Lanka (IND VS SL) is going to start from July 27. Before the Sri Lanka series starting on July 27, the team has to announce the new head coach.

Now a big update has come out regarding this. According to which, now not Gautam Gambhir but Sanath Jayasuriya has been given the responsibility as the new head coach of the team.

Sanath Jayasuriya becomes the new head coach of Sri Lanka

The 2024 edition of the T20 World Cup was very bad for the Sri Lankan cricket team. Due to which the Sri Lankan team could not even qualify for the Super 8 stage.

Chris Silverwood, who was the head coach of Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup, resigned from the post of head coach due to the poor performance of the team.

After which the Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SCB) has given the responsibility of head coach of Sri Lanka to Sanath Jayasuriya till the month of September.

Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed as Sri Lanka's interim Head Coach. (Espncricinfo). pic.twitter.com/Ju718URByd

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 8, 2024

Jayasuriya will play the role of head coach in the series against India and England

Sanath Jayasuriya will be the head coach of Sri Lanka for the series against India to be held between July 27 and August 6 and the 3 Test matches against England to be held in August and September. Talking about Sanath Jayasuriya, he has done a lot for the development of Sri Lankan cricket. Sanath Jayasuriya played the most important role in the Sri Lankan team that became the world champion in 1996.

Sanath Jayasuriya has also served as the chief selector for Sri Lanka

Sanath Jayasuriya has been seen associating with Sri Lankan cricket from time to time since his retirement.

Sanath Jayasuriya, who recently accepted the responsibility, has also previously served as the chief selector for the Sri Lankan cricket team.

Sanath Jayasuriya is counted among the legendary players

Former Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya has played for the team at the international level for almost 20 years. During this time, Sanath Jayasuriya has also played 110 Tests and 445 ODIs for Sri Lanka. Sanath Jayasuriya has scored 6973 runs in 110 Tests while batting at an average of more than 40, while Sanath Jayasuriya has scored 13430 runs in 445 ODIs.

Sanath Jayasuriya has scored 42 centuries at the international level. In such a situation, Sri Lanka cricket team can benefit from the inclusion of such a legendary player like Sanath Jayasuriya in the coaching staff.