4 December, 2016
Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed former cricketers Hashan Tillakaratne and Upul Chandana as the batting and fielding coaches respectively to the national cricket team.
Tillakaratne, a former captain and solid left-hand middle-order batsman played in 83 Tests and 200 ODIs and led his country in 11 Tests, Chandana, a brilliant fielder and all-rounder appeared for Sri Lanka in 16 Tests and 147 ODIs. Both were members of Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup winning squad.