Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Saturday that it has roped in Julian Wood as batting coach and Rene Ferdinands as spin-bowling coach for their men’s national team. Wood and Ferdinands will replace Thilina Kandamby and Piyal Wijetunge in the roles.

Kandamby had served as Sri Lanka’s batting coach since December 2023, while Wijetunge has been a fixture in their setup, serving the spin-bowling coach role since February 2006. According to ESPNcricinfo, the decision stems from Sri Lanka’s defeat in the T20I series against Bangladesh at home in July.

Wood, who conducted a week-long “power-hitting program” with Sri Lanka’s national players and impressed SLC during his brief stint, has been handed a one-year contract. In August, he was appointed as Bangladesh’s batting coach on a short-term contr

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