NEW DELHI: Mahela Jayawardene, the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team, has resigned from his role as a consultant coach for the national side, effective immediately. The announcement was made by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in Colombo on Wednesday.
Jayawardene's decision to step down comes in the wake of Sri Lanka's premature elimination from the current T20 World Cup tournament.
"Jayawardene, during his tenure, helped implement significant changes to the structure of the national team ecosystem and the High-Performance Centre," PTI quoted Sri Lanka Cricket's statement.
"Sri Lanka Cricket takes this opportunity to wish Mahela all the best in his future endeavours and thank him for the services he rendered during his tenure," they further added.
In 2022, the 47-year-old accepted a one-year term for the role, which was later prolonged by an additional year.
Sri Lanka's performance at the T20 World Cup was disappointing, as they were unable to advance to the Super 8 stage of the tournament.
