Troublesome head coach Chandika Hathurasingha has requested Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) for an amicable settlement after he was officially informed to step down from his position by July 31st, Cricket Age reliably learns.
The SLC on Wednesday officially informed all the national team coaches, including high profile head coach Chandika Hathurasingha, to step down after Bangladesh ODIs.
Especially on Hathurusingha case, Shammi led administration has decided to part ways with high profile coach, even if they will have to terminate his contract.
However Hathurusingha, on the other hand, has realized the gravity of the situation and has offered an amicable settlement.
“Top administrators are negotiating with Hathurusingha since last week. He has also realized that now working together has become impossible. Thus, he has requested for an amicable settlement” a senior SLC administrator told Cricket Age.
Hathurusingha has also insisted that he wants to leave Sri Lanka Cricket gracefully, instead of being harassed by both board and media.
“He has told that he wants to leave peacefully. He don’t want to depart at a villain and with complete bashing from media” the senior official added further.
Cricket Age learns that Hathurusingha has already accepted Bangladesh Cricket Board’s offer to make a comeback and is expected to fill the void left by Steve Rhodes after Sri Lanka tour.
In their World Cup campaign, Sri Lanka won three, lost four matches, with two abandoned due to rain. The team were knocked out from the first round and it was termed as unsuccessful campaign.
The blame was put on Hathurusingha, ae was the man in charge. For last two years, Sri Lanka prepared under his supervision. Right after his arrival, he identified and trusted on his own preferred players for the mega event – Niroshan Dickwella, Danushka Gunathilika, Thisara Perera, Kusal Mendis. While Dickwella and Gunathilika turned that much ordinary that couldn’t even secure their places for the World Cup, Thisara and Mendis played the world cup and proved that Hathurusingha’s vision for the World Cup was nothing but disaster!
