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Mahela Jayawardena has a new duty

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SLC has decided to retain Mr Mahela Jayawardena, a renowned player who has been the pilot of the Sri Lanka Cricket Team for many years, in the position of Coaching Advisor of the Sri Lanka Cricket Team.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has given Mahela Jayawardena a one-year extension as the consultant coach of the Sri Lanka Men’s Senior Team as well as the Men’s Under-19 and Sri Lanka ‘A’ teams from yesterday (1). His main duty is to focus on the national team’s ODI World Cup and next year’s U-19 World Cup.

Mahela Jayawardena was recruited last year to “take charge of the entire cricketing aspect of the national teams” and also provide “strategic support” to the players and management teams at Sri Lanka Cricket’s High-Performance Centre. It seemed that the board was happy with Jayawardene’s contribution, especially in the under-19 competition.

Mahela Jayawardena was a member of the Sri Lanka Men’s Senior Team as a mentor in the first round of the 2021 T20 World Cup. At that time, he was also working as a mentor for the under-19 team.

Mahela Jayawardene is an experienced player, coach, and mentor and his arrival will give a new renaissance to the team.

මහේල ජයවර්ධන හට නව රාජකාරියක්

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායමේ වසර ගණනාවක් නියමුවා ලෙස කටයුතු කළ කීර්තිමත් ක්‍රීඩකයෙකු වන මහේල ජයවර්ධන මහතා තව දුරත් ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායමේ උපදේශක පුහුණු තනතුරේ රදවා ගැනීමට SLC විසින් තීරණය කර ඇත.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් (SLC) ශ්‍රී ලංකා පිරිමි ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ කණ්ඩායමේ මෙන්ම පිරිමි අවුරුදු 19 න් පහළ සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකා ‘ඒ’ කණ්ඩායම්වල උපදේශක පුහුණුකරු ලෙස මහේල ජයවර්ධනට වසරක සේවා දිගුවක් ඊයේ (1) සිට ලබා දී තිබේ. ඔහුගේ ප්‍රධාන රාජකාරිය වන්නේ ජාතික කණ්ඩායමේ එක්දින ලෝක කුසලානය සහ ලබන වසරේ 19න් පහළ ලෝක කුසලානය කෙරෙහි අවධානය යොමු කිරීමයි.

මහේල ජයවර්ධන පසුගිය වසරේ “ජාතික කණ්ඩායම්වල සමස්ත ක්‍රිකට් අංගය භාරව” කටයුතු කිරීමට බඳවා ගන්නා ලද අතර ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් ආයතනයේ ඉහළ කාර්ය සාධන මධ්‍යස්ථානයේ ක්‍රීඩකයින් සහ කළමනාකරණ කණ්ඩායම් සඳහා “උපායමාර්ගික සහයෝගය” ද ලබා දුන්නේය. විශේෂයෙන්ම 19න් පහළ මට්ටමේ තරගයට ජයවර්ධනගේ දායකත්වය පිළිබඳව මණ්ඩලය සතුටු වන බව කපී පෙනෙන්නට විය.

මහේල ජයවර්ධන 2021 T20 ලෝක කුසලානයේ පළමු වටයේ උපදේශකයෙකු ලෙස ශ්‍රී ලංකා පිරිමි ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ කණ්ඩායමේ සාමාජිකයෙකු විය. ඒ වන විට ඔහු වයස අවුරුදු 19 න් පහළ කණ්ඩායමේ උපදේශකයෙකු ලෙසද කටයුතු කරනු ලැබීය.

මහේල ජයවර්ධන යනු අත්දැකීම් බහුල ක්‍රීඩකයෙකු, පුහුණුකරුවෙකු, උපදේශකයෙකු වන අතර, ඔහුගේ පමිණීම කණ්ඩායමේ නව පිබිදීමක් ලබා දෙනු ඇත.

மஹேல ஜயவர்தனவுக்கு புதிய கடமை

பல வருடங்களாக இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் அணியின் விமானியாக இருந்து புகழ்பெற்ற வீரரான திரு மஹேல ஜயவர்தனவை இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் அணியின் பயிற்சி ஆலோசகர் பதவியில் தக்கவைக்க SLC தீர்மானித்துள்ளது.

இலங்கை ஆடவர் சிரேஷ்ட அணி மற்றும் 19 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட ஆண்கள் மற்றும் இலங்கை ‘ஏ’ அணிகளின் ஆலோசகர் பயிற்றுவிப்பாளராக மஹேல ஜயவர்தனவுக்கு நேற்று (1) முதல் ஒரு வருட கால நீடிப்பு வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. தேசிய அணியின் ODI உலகக் கோப்பை மற்றும் அடுத்த ஆண்டு U-19 உலகக் கோப்பை ஆகியவற்றில் கவனம் செலுத்துவதே அவரது முக்கிய கடமையாகும்.

மஹேல ஜயவர்தன கடந்த ஆண்டு “தேசிய அணிகளின் முழு கிரிக்கெட் அம்சத்தையும் பொறுப்பேற்க” ஆட்சேர்ப்பு செய்யப்பட்டார், மேலும் இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட்டின் உயர் செயல்திறன் மையத்தில் வீரர்கள் மற்றும் நிர்வாக குழுக்களுக்கு “மூலோபாய ஆதரவை” வழங்கவும். குறிப்பாக 19 வயதுக்குட்பட்டோருக்கான போட்டியில் ஜெயவர்த்தனவின் பங்களிப்பு குறித்து வாரியம் மகிழ்ச்சியடைந்ததாகத் தெரிகிறது.

மஹேல ஜெயவர்தன 2021 T20 உலகக் கோப்பையின் முதல் சுற்றில் வழிகாட்டியாக இலங்கை ஆண்கள் மூத்த அணியில் உறுப்பினராக இருந்தார். அப்போது, ​​19 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட அணிக்கு வழிகாட்டியாகவும் பணியாற்றி வந்தார்.

மஹேல ஜயவர்தன ஒரு அனுபவமிக்க வீரர், பயிற்சியாளர், வழிகாட்டி மற்றும் அவரது வருகை அணிக்கு புதிய மறுமலர்ச்சியை கொடுக்கும்.

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Avishka Gunawardena Appointed SL U-19 Head Coach

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Former Sri Lanka cricketer Avishka Gunawardena has been appointed as the head coach of the Sri Lanka Under-19 team. The decision comes as part of Sri Lanka Cricket’s efforts to strengthen the youth development program and prepare the next generation of players for international competition.

Gunawardena, known for his aggressive batting style during his playing days, brings a wealth of experience to the role. He has previously served in various coaching capacities, including stints with domestic teams and the national setup. His appointment is expected to provide young cricketers with valuable guidance and mentorship.

Sri Lanka Cricket officials expressed confidence that Gunawardena’s leadership will help nurture emerging talent and build a strong foundation for future success.

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Janeczek, who arrives in Colombo on March 20, will observe the two legs of the BogoLiv Union Pay International SLR Sevens Series before returning in April to formally begin his coaching programme. His initial contract runs for six months, with the possibility of extension based on the team’s performance at the Asian Games.

At 66, Janeczek brings decades of experience to the role. A former flanker with three caps for France, he made his mark in the sevens format, representing his country at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 1993. He later coached the French national sevens team from 1996 to 2010, guiding them through more than 100 international tournaments and securing notable victories, including France’s first-ever international final win at the Paris Sevens in 2005.
His coaching résumé includes developing over 50 international players, training more than 100 certified coaches, and achieving Olympic success by leading France’s U18 team to gold at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.

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Inquiry Launched Over Bloomfield’s Controversial Declaration

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Sri Lanka Cricket has moved swiftly to launch an inquiry into Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club’s declaration during their Major Super Eight encounter against Moors Sports Club at Colts Grounds. The decision, which has been branded “unsporty” by critics, saw Bloomfield declare at 239 for 6 despite trailing on first innings, leaving Moors a modest chase of 147 runs. Moors completed the task comfortably, winning by four wickets in just 33 overs and reclaiming their place at the top of the table.

The declaration has raised serious questions about the spirit of competition, prompting SLC to summon captains, coaches, managers, and players from both sides for an official hearing this evening. At the heart of the probe lies a crucial issue: was Bloomfield’s move a bold tactical gamble or a breach of cricketing integrity?

With domestic cricket’s credibility now under the spotlight, the outcome of this inquiry could have significant consequences for the game in Sri Lanka, setting a precedent for how declarations and match strategies are judged in the future.

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