Sri Lanka’s most successful cricket coach Thomas Mason Moody is set to return to Colombo for a new stint as Director of Cricket, The Sunday Island Newspaper reported today.
The newly created position has been suggested to Sri Lanka Cricket by the Cricket Committee headed by Aravinda de Silva and comprising some of the all time greats of the sport.
All cricket related matters of SLC will come under the Director of Cricket including coaching, domestic tournaments, development squads, age groups and minute details like minimum fitness standards for centrally contracted players, The Sunday Island Newspaper report added.
The final decision on recruiting the two time World Cup winner is at the hands of SLC’s Executive Committee, but it is learnt that SLC is unlikely to object to the proposal.