The former opener, who played 26 Tests for Sri Lanka, takes over from Shane Duff and faces the task of turning around the struggling franchise after two disastrous seasons in the domestic Twenty20 competition.Hathurusinghe was also part of the coaching staff when the Sydney Sixers enjoyed their Champions League T20 success last year.Hathurusinghe coached New South Wales in the second-half of the Sheffield Shield season after the departure of Anthony Stuart.Hathurusinghe said he hoped he could lure Sri Lanka stars, with reports linking Mahela Jayawardene and Muttiah Muralitharan to the Thunder.His appointment follows previous coaching stints in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, while he was Sri Lanka batting coach under Trevor Bayliss in 2009.
No comments:
Post a Comment