Jayasuriya, who is working as a consultant at the High Performance Centre in Khettarama, confirmed this a few weeks before India's tour of Sri Lanka.

Jayasuriya told news agency AFP, “I have been asked to take over the coaching and I am happy to do it.” Earlier, Mahela Javardehan resigned from the post of consultant coach of the team in June.

Former England cricketer Silverwood took charge of the team in April 2022.

During his tenure, Sri Lanka won the T20 Asia Cup 2022. However, under him, the Sri Lankan team did not do well in the ODI World Cup 2023 and failed to make it to the last four. In the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2024, the Sri Lankan team also performed poorly and managed to register only one win in the group stage and could not make it to the next round.

However, in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 ​​standings, they are fourth in the table with two wins in four matches. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see if Sri Lanka's fortunes change after Jayasuriya joins the team? Jayasuriya has a wealth of experience in international cricket.

He has scored 13,430 runs in 445 matches at an average of 32.36, including 28 centuries and 68 half-centuries. In Tests, he has scored 6,973 runs in 110 matches at an average of 40.07, including 14 centuries and 31 half-centuries. The left-handed batsman has also scored 629 runs in 31 T20 Internationals, including four half-centuries.