Our World Cup heroes: Where are they now?

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Arjuna Ranatunga (Captain) – former President Sri Lanka Cricket Interim Committee and former Member of Parliament

Aravinda De Silva (Vice-Captain) – former Chairman of Selectors and presently Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket Technical Committee

Sanath Jayasuriya – former Chairman of Selectors and former Member of Parliament

Romesh Kaluwitharana – former ‘A’ Team Coach and former National Selector

Asanka Gurusinha – resides in Australia; returned for short stint as Cricket Manager and National Selector. Presently Head Coach of Nigerian National Team

Roshan Mahanama – Former ICC Match Referee

Hashan Tillakaratne – former Political Party Organiser and former Sri Lanka Under 19 Coach; presently Batting Coach at High Performance Centre

Chaminda Vaas – former Fast Bowling Coach for New Zealand, Ireland and Sri Lanka

Kumar Dharmasena – first to play (1996) and Umpire (2015) in World Cups; present Member of ICC Elite Panel of Umpires

Muttiah Muralitharan – Bowling Coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad since 2015; former Coaching Consultant for Pakistan and Australian teams; Joint Founder-Member of charitable organisation Foundation of Goodness

Pramodya Wickramasinghe – presently Member of National Selection Committee

Ravindra Pushpakumara – presently Fast Bowling Coach attached to Sri Lanka Cricket

Upul Chandana – Under 19 Fielding Coach attached to Sri Lanka Cricket

Marvan Atapattu – former Head Coach of National Team, former Head Coach of Singapore and former Batting Coach of Canada

Dav Whatmore (Coach) – former Head Coach of Sri Lanka 1996 and 1999, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Zimbabwe, Kolkata Knight Riders, Singapore and presently Nepal

Alex Kountouris (Physio) – former Physio Australian team and presently Cricket Australia Sports Science and Sports Medicine Manager

Duleep Mendis (Manager) – former Chairman of Selectors, former CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket and presently Head Coach of Oman National Team

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