Sri Lanka Cricket announced the appointment of Vinothen John, Priyantha Udayaratne, Nalinda Ilangakoon and Gajaba Pitigala as managers of the four teams competing in the upcoming SLC T20 league.
Accordingly, Vinothen John, who represented Sri Lanka in both ODIs and Test matches will manage the Dambulla Team. He was a former national selector and was also the chairman of the women’s cricket selection panel.
The Kandy team will be managed by Priyantha Udayaratne, who is a Level 1 cricket coach of Sri Lanka Cricket. He is also a level 11 accredited cricket coach from Cricket Australia.
The Galle Team will be managed by Nalinda Ilangakoon. He has previously functioned as the team manager of Sri Lanka Development Team during its tour to South Africa and Zimbabwe in 2016.
Gajaba Pitigala will be the manager of the Colombo Team. Pitigala has previously functioned as the team manager of the Southern Province under 19 team and also served as a junior national selector for SLC during 2016/17.
COACHES
Former Sri Lanka cricketers Roy Dias, Avishka Gunawardene and Piyal Wijetunge and, Sumithra Warnakulasuriya have been appointed head coaches of the four teams.
The Galle Team will be coached by Roy Dias, the Colombo Team by Avishka Gunawardene, Kandy Team by Piyal Wijetunge and Dambulla Team by Sumithra Waranakulasuriya.
The SLC T20 League, will run from 21 August to 2 September.
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