Former Sri Lanka cricket team captain Sanath Jayasuriya is considered one of the greatest players in the cricket world. Jayasuriya has provided many winning performances for Sri Lanka in his nearly 22-year career. Jayasuriya was part of the Sri Lankan team that won the 1996 World Cup, changing the definition of an opening match with his explosive knocks. Fans will never forget the blistering knocks of Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluvitana in that World Cup…
Sri Lanka did wonders under Jayasuriya’s guidance.
Now, Sanath Jayasuriya is making his mark as a coach. After this year’s T20 World Cup, Jayasuriya was appointed as the head coach of Sri Lanka. As a coach, Jayasuriya changed the fortunes of the team. Sri Lanka performed well under the coaching of Jayasuriya. Just a few days ago, Sri Lanka defeated West Indies 2-1 in the three-match T20 series. Previously, the team defeated New Zealand 2-0 in a home Test match. If you look at it, 15 years later Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand in the Test series.
The Sri Lanka Cricket Association would like to announce the appointment of Sanath Jayasuriya as the head coach of the national team.
The decision was taken by the Sri Lanka Cricket Executive Committee taking into consideration the team’s good performance in recent matches against India, England,… pic.twitter.com/IkvAIJgqio
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) October 7, 2024
It was under the coaching of Sanat Jayasuriya that Sri Lanka defeated India 2-0 in the three-match ODI series. Sri Lanka’s victory over India was memorable. After 27 years, Sri Lanka defeated India in a bilateral ODI series. Earlier in August 1997, Sri Lanka, captained by Arjuna Ranatunga, defeated India, captained by Sachin Tendulkar. Not only that, under the leadership of Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka defeated England by 8 wickets in this year’s Oval Test match. This was the team’s first Test victory over England in 10 years.
Sri Lanka had a historic performance under the coaching of Jayasuriya:
win in test match against england
ODI series win against India 2-0
2-0 Test win over New Zealand
T20 series win against West Indies 2-1
The history of the Sri Lankan cricket team is quite glorious. Sri Lanka won the 1996 Cricket World Cup under the leadership of Arjun Ranutanga. Additionally, the team reached the finals in the 2007 and 2011 ODI World Cups. On the other hand, Sri Lanka also won the title in the 2014 T20 World Cup. However, the Sri Lankan team has gone through a phase of change over the past few years.
Thanks to Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Rangana Herath, etc. The team’s performance has declined due to the retirement of veteran players, and Sri Lanka’s performance in the 2023 ODI World Cup was very poor. They won only two games in nine games. Just do it. Then also in the 2024 T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka’s performance was mediocre. She then failed to advance to the group stage. Now the Sri Lankan team has got a glimmer of hope under the coaching of Jaysuriya.
Jayasuriya’s international record is this
Sanath Jayasuriya, 55, bid farewell to international cricket in 2011. Jayasuriya scored 6,973 runs in 110 Test matches for Sri Lanka, including 14 centuries and 31 half-centuries. And in 445 ODI matches, Jayasuriya has recorded 13,430 runs to his name at an average of 32.36. In one-day internationals, Jayasuriya scored 28 centuries and 68 half-centuries. Jayasuriya also played 31 T20 matches for Sri Lanka and scored 629 runs. In international cricket, Jayasuriya also wreaked havoc in the bowling game, taking a total of 440 wickets.
