Jerome Jayaratne named interim SL Team Manager

Jerome Jayaratne has been appointed as the National Team Manager for Sri Lanka Cricket’s upcoming tour of West Indies.

SLC said Jayaratne was appointed after present Team Manager Asantha De Mel decided to step down from the position due to personal reasons, effective from the end of the ongoing England tour of Sri Lanka.

Jayaratne currently functions as the Chief Cricket Operations Officer of the SLC and his appointment as the Team Manager is an interim measure.

A career coach, Jayaratne has functioned as the interim coach of the national team on a number of overseas tours and most recently served as a consultant to the National Team.