Sri Lanka name Nic Pothas as interim head coach

Close X

To Start receiving timely alerts please follow the below steps:

Click on the Menu icon of the browser, it opens up a list of options.
Click on the “Options ”, it opens up the settings page,
Here click on the “Privacy & Security” options listed on the left hand side of the page.
Scroll down the page to the “Permission” section .
Here click on the “Settings” tab of the Notification option.
A pop up will open with all listed sites, select the option “ALLOW“, for the respective site under the status head to allow the notification.
Once the changes is done, click on the “Save Changes” option to save the changes.

Colombo, June 29: Following Graham Ford's exit, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed former South African wicketkeeper-batsman Nic Pothas as their side's interim coach.

Ford stepped down as Sri Lanka coach on Saturday, ending his second tenure with the side after 15 months.

File photo: Sri Lankan players celebrate

Later Pothas was revealed as the head coach on Thursday. He will mentor Sri Lanka in the upcoming five-match One-day International (ODI) series and one-off Test series against Zimbabwe, starting from Friday.

Pothas in his career had featured in three ODIs and 218 first-class matches. He has scored 11,438 runs in the first-class format.

SLC President Thilanga Sumathipala expressed confidence in the newly-appointed coach in a statement released by the board.

"Graham Ford was a superb coach and we are grateful to him for his services. At the same time, we have the fullest confidence in Nick Pothas to tackle the job during the Zimbabwe and India tours," Sumathipala said.

IANS

Story first published: Thursday, August 3, 2017, 7:53 [IST]

Sporting Buzz

Sri Lanka name Nic Pothas as interim head coach

Sri Lankan on Wednesday (June 28) appointed former South African wicketkeeper Nic Pothas as their new head coach.