With the arrival of Chandika Hathurusingha as coach, lured away from his position in Bangladesh, this gap has been filled. This caught the attention, and a gig as national coach of the United Arab Emirates team followed. Once more, it took an external hand to intervene, this time in the form of K Mathivanan , a vice president of Sri Lanka Cricket. Mathivanan travelled to the UAE and convinced Hathurusingha that his country needed him, as coach of the A team. Finally, in December 2017, Hathurusingha was where he belonged, as head coach of Sri Lanka.

Source: Economic Times March 13, 2018 17:37 UTC