COLOMBO: Seasoned South African
Mickey Arthur is set to take over as
Sri Lanka
's new national
cricket
coach on a two-year contract with
Grant Flower and
David Sekar
as his support staff.
According to a report in ESPNCricinfo, Flower will be Sri Lanka's batting coach for the limited-overs format, while Sekar will be their new bowling coach. Australian Shane McDermott has already been roped in as team's new fielding coach.
Sri Lanka's current head coach is Chandika Hathurusingha.
"They will all be joining on two-year contracts," Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ashley De Silva was quoted as saying.
The 51-year-old Arthur, who has served as South Africa and Pakistan's national coach, will be Sri Lanka's 11th coach in the last eight years.
His first assignment will be a tour of Pakistan later this month. Pakistan had sacked Arthur earlier this year after a string of below-par performances, including an early exit from the World Cup in England.
Flower was until recently head coach of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) side Rangpur Rangers, while Saker, who has been involved with the likes of England and Australia, was bowling coach of USA.
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