Media Release

14th December 2023

Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce the appointment of Mr. Sanath Jayasuriya as the full- time ‘Cricket Consultant,’ for a period of one year, with immediate effect.

Under this role, Jayasuriya will be responsible for ensuring that SLC national programs achieve an optimum level of professionalism and that all players and coaching staff are monitored in order to deliver excellence.

Accordingly, he will oversee the training and coaching requirements of all teams aligned with the high performance center, the implementation of individual skill development strategies in line with the ongoing player development plan, and the compliance of all player reporting aligned with the athlete management system of the SLC.

He will also establish national specialist skills programs with key staff aligned to lead roles within each skill discipline, among several other tasks.

Jayasuriya will immediately assume duties in his new role and will operate at the High Performance Center at the RPICS.