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Mickey Arthur is preparing to become the head coach of the Pakistan team again

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3 years ago

December 28, 2022

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Three years after rejecting a contract extension, the PCB is keen to bring back Mickey Arthur as the head coach of the Pakistan men’s team. Current head coach Saqlain Mushtaq is set to not seek an extension when his contract expires next month, sources said.

Saqlain Mushtaq does not require an extension when his contract expires next month and the PCB also wants to move on from him.

The PCB’s new management committee, which took over last week, has decided to return to Arthur, and committee chief Najam Sethi confirms that he is in touch with Arthur. Arthur coached Pakistan between 2016 and 2019. They won the 2017 Champions Trophy and also managed to rise to No. 1 in the ICC T20I Team Rankings during his tenure.

Mickey Arthur නැවතත් පකිස්ථානු කණ්ඩායමේ ප්‍රධාන පුහුණුකරු වීමේ සූදානමක්

කොන්ත්‍රාත් දිගුවක් ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කිරීමෙන් වසර තුනකට පසුව, මිකී ආතර් පාකිස්තාන පිරිමි කණ්ඩායමේ ප්‍රධාන පුහුණුකරු ලෙස නැවත ගෙන ඒමට PCB උනන්දු වෙයි. වත්මන් ප්‍රධාන පුහුණුකරු Saqlain Mushtaq ඔහුගේ කොන්ත්‍රාත්තුව ලබන මාසයේ අවසන් වන විට දීර්ඝ කිරීමක් අවශ්‍ය නොවන බවට සූදානමක් පවතින බවට ආරංචි මාර්ග පවසනු ලැබීය.

Saqlain Mushtaq ඔහුගේ කොන්ත්‍රාත්තුව ලබන මාසයේ අවසන් වන විට දීර්ඝ කිරීමක් අවශ්‍ය නොවන අතර PCB හටද ඔහුගෙන් ඉදිරියට යාමට අවශ්‍ය වේ.

පසුගිය සතියේ භාරගත් PCB හි නව කළමනාකරණ කමිටුව ආතර් වෙත ආපසු යාමට තීරණය කර ඇති අතර, ඔහු ආතර් සමඟ සම්බන්ධ වී ඇති බව කමිටු ප්‍රධානී Najam Sethi තහවුරු කරයි. ආතර් 2016 සහ 2019 අතර පාකිස්තානයේ පුහුණුකරු විය. ඔවුන් 2017 චැම්පියන්ස් කුසලානය ජයග්‍රහණය කළ අතර ඔහුගේ පාලන කාලය තුළ ICC T20I කණ්ඩායම් ශ්‍රේණිගත කිරීම්වල අංක 1 දක්වා ඉහළ පැමිණීමටද හැකියාව ලැබිනි.

மீண்டும் பாகிஸ்தான் அணியின் தலைமை பயிற்சியாளராக Mickey Arthur தயாராகி வருகிறார்

ஒப்பந்த நீட்டிப்பை நிராகரித்த மூன்று ஆண்டுகளுக்குப் பிறகு, பாகிஸ்தான் ஆண்கள் அணியின் தலைமைப் பயிற்சியாளராக மிக்கி ஆர்தரை மீண்டும் கொண்டு வர PCB ஆர்வமாக உள்ளது. தற்போதைய தலைமைப் பயிற்சியாளர் சக்லைன் முஷ்டாக், அடுத்த மாதம் ஒப்பந்தம் முடிவடையும் போது, அவரது பதவி நீட்டிப்பைக் கோரப் போவதில்லை என்று வட்டாரங்கள் தெரிவித்தன.

சக்லைன் முஷ்டாக் அவரது ஒப்பந்தம் அடுத்த மாதம் முடிவடையும் போது அவருக்கு நீட்டிப்பு தேவையில்லை, மேலும் PCBயும் அவரிடமிருந்து மாற விரும்புகிறது.

கடந்த வாரம் பொறுப்பேற்ற பிசிபியின் புதிய நிர்வாகக் குழு, ஆர்தருக்குத் திரும்ப முடிவு செய்துள்ளது, மேலும் அவர் ஆர்தருடன் தொடர்பில் இருப்பதை கமிட்டித் தலைவர் நஜாம் சேத்தி உறுதிப்படுத்தினார். ஆர்தர் 2016 முதல் 2019 வரை பாகிஸ்தானுக்கு பயிற்சியாளராக இருந்தார். அவர்கள் 2017 சாம்பியன்ஸ் டிராபியை வென்றனர் மற்றும் அவரது பதவிக்காலத்தில் ICC T20I அணி தரவரிசையில் நம்பர் 1 க்கு உயர முடிந்தது.

Cricket

SLC President Shammi Silva and Executive Committee Step Down Effective Today

Published

2 hours ago

April 29, 2026

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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

18 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.

Cricket

Sports Ministry Yet to Confirm Reports of Leadership Change at Sri Lanka Cricket

Published

1 day ago

April 28, 2026

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The Ministry of Sports has not released any official statement regarding speculation over a potential leadership change at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), according to Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage.

Addressing recent media inquiries, the minister clarified that reports suggesting SLC President Shammi Silva could step down and be succeeded by former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarian Eran Wickramaratne remain unverified.

“We have not issued any official statement as a ministry on this matter. These claims are currently limited to social media reports,” Gamage said.

He further noted that the ministry intends to address the situation formally in the near future.

“We are planning to hold a media briefing soon and will release an official statement. Further discussion can take place after that,” he added.

The remarks come amid growing public attention over the administration of Sri Lanka’s cricket governing body, though authorities have yet to confirm any changes at the top.