In a few weeks, Sri Lanka will welcome Chandika Hathurusingha ending a months-long hunt for Graham Ford’s successor. They made waves in world cricket, something the ‘tigers’ have struggled with since their Test debut in 2000. Wouldn’t Sri Lanka have reached the 2012 T20 World Cup finals without Graham Ford as a mentor? Together these cricketers took Sri Lanka cricket to great heights. When he takes over Sri Lanka in few weeks time, however, Hathurusigha will not have the luxuries enjoyed by Whatmore, Moody, Bayliss or Ford during their first stints with Sri Lanka Cricket.

Source: Sunday Times November 19, 2017 03:22 UTC