Former captain Tillakaratne Dilshan has said the Sri Lanka cricket authorities should look in to appointing one foreign coach, ideally the head coach and the rest should be local coaches.
Dilshan was sharing his views during today’s episode of “Chilling with Russel” talk show.
“The team meeting is conducted by a group of foreigners. Our players don’t totally understand what they say.” Said Dilshan, highlighting language gaps between coaches and players.
Former fast bowler Thilan Thushara also shared an funny moment during his playing days when himself and Ajantha Mendis could not understand what coach Trevor Bayliss said during a team meeting.
During the show, Dilshan also said that another opportunity should be given to senior players like Mathews, Chandimal and Thirimanne as they have proven they can win matches.
Earlier in the day, during another talk show hosted by T M Dilshan, Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya also echoed the same views.
“England are one of the best teams in the world currently. We should have picked at least 2-3 seniors on this tour to provide stability” Jayasuriya said.
Jayasuriya reiterated that a team should be built with mixing seniors and youngsters.
Video: https://youtu.be/8Pt-3eeoC1U
Appoint one foreign coach for the Sri Lanka cricket team and appoint other coaches from Sri Lanka. Because many of our players do not understand what those foreign coaches say in English. #Lka pic.twitter.com/iuUSEjtrra
— Manjula Basnayake (@BasnayakeM) June 27, 2021