Sri Lanka appoint Tom Moody as ‘Director of Cricket’ to revive lost glory

Sri Lankan cricket board on Sunday announced the appointment of former Australian coach Tom Moody as “Director of Cricket” to revive the game and rebuild the lowly-ranked national team.

The 55-year-old will have a three-year contract with the cricket board starting from March 1, 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed in a statement.

“Among many of his duties include...focusing on the domestic tournament structure, player welfare, education and skill development, coaching and support staff structure and data analytics,” the board said.

Moody was appointed following recommendations made by the Technical Advisory Committee of the SLC to revamp country’s cricket operations.

The appointment came less than a week after Chaminda Vaas quit after just three days as fast bowling coach following a pay dispute. Vaas had replaced former Australian player David Saker who cited “personal reasons” to quit the job that he undertook in December 2019.

Moody was Sri Lanka’s head coach for two years till 2007. Sri Lanka are ranked seventh out of nine Test playing nations.

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