Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed former English batter Ian Bell as its batting professor forward of its three-match Check line towards England, the board introduced on Tuesday.
Bell will get started running with the group on August 16 and can stick with the travelling squad till the realization of the line.
CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket, Ashley De Silva stated, “We appointed Ian to bring in a person with local knowledge to help the players with key insights on the conditions there. Ian has a lot of experience playing in England, and we believe his input will help our team in this crucial tour.”
Bell has performed in 118 Check suits and scored 7,727 runs at a mean of 42.69, past additionally rating 22 centuries throughout that era.
Sri Lanka is coming off a 2-0 ODI line win towards Republic of India, its first line victory towards the boys in blue then 27 years.
The group has raised safety issues with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) amid the continued anti-immigrant riots in Britain, with gamers inquiring for higher safety forward of its next Check line.
Sri Lanka group supervisor Mahinda Halangoda stated he raised the safety problems with the ECB then studying stories of unrest in Manchester, the place the primary Check is scheduled.
