Jayasuriya to replace Silverwood as Sri Lanka coach

Jayasuriya, 55, said he had been asked by Sri Lanka Cricket to coach the national squad ahead of a white ball series against India this month, and Sri Lanka's tour of England in August. "I have been asked to take over coaching and I am happy to do it," Jayasuriya told AFP. Jayasuriya, a former Test and ODI captain, had also been a national selector. He is to take over the team after the end of the ongoing T20 Lanka Premier League on July 21. Jayasuriya represented Sri Lanka 586 times across the three formats of the game...