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Jehan Mubarak appointed as the under-19 Head Coach

Published

4 years ago

March 23, 2022

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Former Sri Lankan cricketer Jehan Mubarak has been appointed as the head coach of the Sri Lanka Under-19 national team. Former coach Avishka Gunawardena has been able to make a positive difference by coaching the Under-19 national team at the recent series of Under 19 World Cup, Asia Cup as well as the tournaments against Bangladesh and England. However, as the coaching staff of the Sri Lanka national team has not been officially named yet, it has not yet been officially announced whether the reason for this appointment is to give Avishka a national team coaching.

Johan Mubarak has been the head coach of the Royal College Colombo team as well as the batting coach of the Jaffna Kings, the winning team in the recently concluded Sri Lanka Premier League.

19න් පහළ ජාතික කණ්ඩායමේ ප්‍රධාන පුහුණුකාරීත්වය ජෙහාන් මුබාරක්ට !!

ශ්‍රී ලංකා වයස අවුරුදු 19න් පහළ ජාතික කණ්ඩායමේ ප්‍රධාන පුහුණුකාරීත්වය හිටපු ක්‍රීඩක ජෙහාන් මුබාරක්ට ලබා දීමට ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් ආයතනය තීරණය කර ඇත. නිමා වූ ලෝක කුසලාන සහ ආසියානු කුසලාන තරඟාවලියන්ගේදී මෙන්ම බංග්ලාදේශ සහ එංගලන්ත තරඟාවලි තුළදීත් 19න් පහළ ජාතික කණ්ඩායමේ පුහුණුකාරීත්වය දරමින් සාධනීය අන්දමේ වෙනසක් සිදු කිරීමට හිටපු පුහුණුකරු අවිශ්ක ගුණවර්ධනට හැකියාව ලැබුණි. කෙසේවෙතත් ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජාතික කණ්ඩායමේ පුහුණුකාර මඩුල්ල තවමත් නිළ වශයෙන් නම් කොට නොමැති නිසා මෙම පත්වීමට හේතුව අවිශ්කට ජාතික වගකීමක් ලබාදීමටද යන්න තවමත් නිළ වශයෙන් ප්‍රකාශ වී නොමැත.

ජෙහාන් මුබාරක් කොළඹ රාජකීය විද්‍යාලයීය කණ්ඩායමේ ප්‍රධාන පුහුණුකාරීත්වය මෙන්ම නිමා වූ ලංකා ප්‍රිමියර් ලීගයේ ජයග්‍රාහී කන්ඩායම වන ජැෆ්නා කිංග්ස් කන්ඩායමේ පිතිකරණ පුහුණුකරු වශයෙනුත් කටයුතු කර ඇත.

19 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட தேசிய அணியின் தலைமை பயிற்சியாளராக ஜகன் முபாரக்!!

இலங்கையின் 19 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட தேசிய அணியின் தலைமைப் பயிற்சியாளராக இலங்கையின் முன்னாள் கிரிக்கெட் வீரர் ஜோஹான் முபாரக் நியமிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளார். முன்னாள் பயிற்சியாளர் அவிஷ்க குணவர்தன, சமீபத்திய உலகக் கோப்பைகள் மற்றும் ஆசிய கோப்பைகள் மற்றும் பங்களாதேஷ் மற்றும் இங்கிலாந்து போட்டிகளில் 19 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட தேசிய அணிக்கு பயிற்சியளித்ததன் மூலம் சாதகமான மாற்றத்தை ஏற்படுத்த முடிந்தது.

எவ்வாறாயினும், இலங்கை தேசிய அணியின் பயிற்றுவிப்பாளர்கள் இதுவரை உத்தியோகபூர்வமாக பெயரிடப்படாத நிலையில், அவிஷ்கவுக்கு தேசிய பொறுப்பு வழங்குவதே இந்த நியமனத்திற்கான காரணமா என்பது இதுவரை உத்தியோகபூர்வமாக அறிவிக்கப்படவில்லை.

ஜொஹான் முபாரக் கொழும்பு றோயல் கல்லூரி அணியின் தலைமைப் பயிற்றுவிப்பாளராகவும், அண்மையில் நிறைவடைந்த லங்கா பிரீமியர் லீக்கில் வெற்றி பெற்ற அணியான யாழ் கிங்ஸ் அணியின் துடுப்பாட்டப் பயிற்றுவிப்பாளராகவும் இருந்துள்ளார்.

Cricket

Sunil Kumara Gamage Accepts SLC Resignations, Ministry Steps In

Published

59 minutes ago

April 29, 2026

Editor

Sri Lanka’s cricket administration has entered a period of transition after the government stepped in to take temporary control of the sport’s governing body.

Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage has accepted the resignation of Shammi Silva and the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, marking a significant shift in leadership.

Following the resignations, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced that it would assume oversight of cricket administration under the authority granted by the Sports Law No. 25 of 1973. The decision places all operational and administrative matters of SLC under ministerial supervision with immediate effect.

Authorities indicated that the arrangement is temporary and part of a broader effort to stabilise the sport’s administration. A new committee is expected to be appointed in the coming days to examine existing issues and propose structural reforms aimed at improving governance and accountability.

The leadership’s decision to step down was communicated to the government earlier, prompting swift action to ensure continuity in the management of Sri Lanka’s most prominent sport.

Cricket

SLC President Shammi Silva and Executive Committee Step Down Effective Today

Published

4 hours ago

April 29, 2026

Editor

The President of Sri Lanka Cricket, Shammi Silva, has officially resigned from his position with immediate effect, according to an announcement released by the board today (29).

In a significant development, all office-bearers and members of the Executive Committee have also stepped down from their respective roles, signaling a complete leadership transition within the governing body.

Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed that the decision has been formally conveyed to Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage.

No further details were immediately provided regarding the reasons behind the mass resignation or the process for appointing new leadership.

Cricket

Sri Lanka Cricket Grants Rs. 10 Million to Rising Javelin Athlete Rumesh Tharanga

Published

20 hours ago

April 28, 2026

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today provided a financial grant to rising javelin thrower Rumesh
Tharanga Pathirage.

This support was extended under the direction of the SLC President Mr. Shammi Silva and
the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, following a request made by the Minister of
Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage.

Rumesh Tharanga received the grant this evening at the SLC headquarters.
This initiative is part of SLC’s ongoing efforts to support and promote sports beyond cricket,
as well as to assist promising athletes in achieving success at the international level.