Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya is appointed Sri Lanka's head coach after a successful period in charge on an interim basis.

Sanath Jayasuriya has served as interim head coach of Sri Lanka for the series against India and England recently.

The 55-year-old, a former captain and World Cup-winning all-rounder, led Sri Lanka to a 2-0 Test series win over New Zealand as interim head coach.Sri Lanka. Sanath Jayasuriya . SLC. T20 World Cup

Sanath Jayasuriya was appointed Sri Lanka cricket head coach on Monday, replacing Chris Silverwood who quit following the country's early exit from the T20 World Cup.

Sri Lanka will participate in the T20 World Cup in 2026 with Sanath Jayasuriya at the helm, a tournament which they will co-host with India. The immediate assignments are against West Indies and New Zealand for the Lankans.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has confirmed the development and his appointment came into effect on October 1, 2024 and will run until March 31, 2026. The T20 World Cup, scheduled to be played in India and Sri Lanka two years later,

Under Jayasuriya's guidance, Sri Lanka won their first bilateral ODI series against India in 27 years, and then defeated England in an away Test for the first time in 10 years

Sanath Jayasuriya was appointed Sri Lanka cricket head coach on Monday, replacing Chris Silverwood who quit following the country's early exit from the T20 World Cup.

Sri Lanka's cricket board on Monday named Sanath Jayasuriya as the national team's head coach until the end of the Twenty20 World Cup in 2026.

Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed head coach of Sri Lanka's men's team until the end of the 2026 T20 World Cup. He had been their coach since early July, but had been functioning in an interim capacity.

After ODI series win against India and cleansweep against New Zealand at home, Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed as Sri Lanka's head coach till March 31, 2026.