Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Hashan Tillakaratne appointed Sri Lanka senior batting coach
Sri Lanka has chosen former captain Hashan Tillakaratne to help its senior men’s cricket team improve its batting.
He started this job on August 20, 2026.
His contract is scheduled to last until December 31, 2027.
Tillakaratne played international cricket for Sri Lanka from 1989 to 2003.
He played 83 Test matches and 200 one-day matches.
He scored more than 8,200 runs during his playing career.
He was part of Sri Lanka’s 1996 Men’s ODI World Cup-winning team.
He has also coached Sri Lanka’s men’s and women’s teams and Bangladesh’s women’s team.
Former Sri Lanka captain Hashan Tillakaratne has been appointed batting coach of the senior men’s national program.
Sri Lanka Cricket said Tillakaratne began the role on August 20, 2026, under a contract running through December 31, 2027.
Tillakaratne played 83 Tests and 200 ODIs for Sri Lanka between 1989 and 2003, scoring more than 8,200 international runs.
The 1996 Men’s ODI World Cup winner previously coached Sri Lanka’s men’s and women’s teams and Bangladesh’s women’s team.
He will be based at Sri Lanka Cricket’s National High Performance Center in Colombo and work with national players.
- Who
- Hashan Tillakaratne, a former Sri Lanka captain and 1996 Men’s ODI World Cup winner.
- What
- He was appointed batting coach of Sri Lanka’s senior men’s national program.
- When
- The appointment took effect on August 20, 2026, and runs through December 31, 2027.
- Where
- He will be based at Sri Lanka Cricket’s National High Performance Center in Colombo.
- Why
- Sri Lanka Cricket appointed him to work with national players as part of the senior men’s program.
- Appointee
- Hashan Tillakaratne
- Role
- Batting coach, senior men’s national program
- Start date
- August 20, 2026
- Contract end
- December 31, 2027
- Playing record
- 83 Tests and 200 ODIs
- International runs
- More than 8,200
- Base
- National High Performance Center, Colombo