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Mahela Jayawardene resigns as Sri Lanka Consultant

Written by N Krishnamurthy

Mahela Jayawardene, former captain and Consultant of Sri Lanka national teams, has resigned with Immediate effect.

Mahela was appointed in January 2022, to provide ‘strategic support’ to Sri Lanka men’s senior team, as well as U19 and A teams.

“Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that Mr. Mahela Jayawardena, who served as the ‘Consultant Coach’ of the SLC, has tendered his resignation with immediate effect” Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a media release today.

“Jayawardena, during his tenure, helped implement significant changes to the structure of the national team ecosystem and the High-Performance Center. Sri Lanka Cricket takes this opportunity to wish Mahela all the best in his future endeavors and thank him for the services he rendered during his tenure” media release reads further.

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