South Africa’s Neil McKenzie appointed Consultant Coach
Sri Lanka Cricket appointed former South African batsman Neil McKenzie as the National
Team’s Consultant Coach for a short stint.
Accordingly, he will work with a group of Sri Lankan players who departed for South Africa
last night to participate in a pre-series camp ahead of the upcoming two-match Test series
against South Africa.
“McKenzie will bring in vital, in-depth insights about the South African conditions to help
Sri Lankan players adapt to the challenge,” said: Ashley De Silva, CEO, Sri Lanka Cricket.
The former South African batsman, who scored closer to 5,000 international runs for South
Africa across formats, will work with the Sri Lankan players from November 13th to 21st.
The upcoming test series forms part of the ICC World Test Championship Cycle for 2023–
2025, making it a crucial encounter for Sri Lanka to stay in the race for a place in the WTC
final.
Schedule of the test series
The squad taking part in the Pre-Series Camp
- Dhananjaya De Silva
- Dimuth Karunaratne
- Angelo Mathews
- Dinesh Chandimal
- Lahiru Kumara
- Prabath Jayasuriya
- Nishan Peiris
- MilanRathnayake
- Kasun Rajitha
- Lasith Embuldeniya
