T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka appoint Mahela Jayawardene as consultant for qualifying stages

T20 World Cup: Mumbai Indians’ successful head coach Mahela Jayawardene as the consultant for their qualifying campaign, starting October 17 in Oman. Mahela Jayawardene (L) will work with Sri Lanka during the qualifying stages of T20 World Cup (AFP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSMahela Jayawardene will work with Sri Lanka for 7 days during the T20 World CupSri Lanka will face Ireland, Namibia and Netherlands in the qualifying stageJayawardene roped in as consultant, keeping his track record with MI in mindSri Lanka’s batting great Mahela Jayawardene will join the senior national team as their consultant for the qualifying stages of the T20 World Cup in Oman. Sri Lanka have not been able to seal a direct berth in the Super 12 stages and have to play the qualifiers in Oman to make the cut to the tournament proper.

The decision by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has been taken keeping in mind Jayawardene’s tremendous track record with Mumbai Indians and his ready-made inputs post Indian Premier League stint with most of the top international stars on same UAE tracks where T20 World Cup will be played.Sri Lanka will take on Ireland, Namibia and Netherlands in the Group A of the qualifying campaign, which gets underway from October 17 in Oman.Jayawardene will also work as mentor and consultant for the U-19 Sri Lanka side after his commitment with the senior national team in the T20 World Cup. Jayawardene will help prepare the team for the U-19 World Cp in West Indies.His tenure with the national side will last for a period of seven days between October 16-23 while his role with the Under 19 team will be for five months, the ICC said on Friday.He will join up with the national side after the conclusion of the IPL, where he is currently doing duty as the head coach of Mumbai Indians.Happy to welcome Jayawardene: SLC chiefOn Jayawardene’s appointment, a statement by the Sri Lankan Cricket Board CEO Ashley De Silva read: “We are very happy to welcome Mahela into his new roles, as his presence with the Sri Lanka Team and the U19 Team is going to help the players immensely.””From his playing days, Mahela was respected for the vast cricketing knowledge he brought into the game, first as a player, then as a Captain, now as a Coach for different teams.”During an illustrious career for Sri Lanka, Jayawardene represented his national side in 149 Tests, 448 ODIs and 55 T20Is.He finished as Sri Lanka’s second highest scorer in Test cricket with 11814 runs, 34 centuries and 50 half centuries. Compatriot Kumar Sangakkara’s tally of 12400 remains the country’s best in the traditional format.Click here for our site’s complete coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

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