adminCOLOMBO. — Sri Lanka’s coach Marvan Atapattu has quit following the team’s defeat by India which recorded its first Test cricket series win on the island after 22 years, it was announced yesterday.
Atapattu (44), the seventh Sri Lanka head coach in the past five years, had tendered his resignation which was accepted, the cricket board said in a statement.
“Sri Lanka Cricket thanks Mr Atapattu for his efforts as Head Coach and Batting Coach of the Sri Lanka cricket team, and we wish him every success in all his future endeavours,” the statement said.
It did not say why he resigned four weeks before his one-year contract was due to expire.
Atapattu was also not immediately available for comment. — AFP.
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