About Us Advertise Careers Contact Us Privacy Policy Community Guidelines
Locating… 13°C English WhatsApp Alerts Email Alerts
BREAKING NEWS
Hybrids make gains in US auto market amid high gasoline prices Could everything be broken? Grounded jets, Microsoft outage, AI chaos make some wonder Africa is charting a different road to electric mobility with motorbikes and versatile 3-wheelers Why a problem on the ground can affect flights thousands of miles away among other issues APOD: 2026 November 15 – Leonid Meteors Through Orion Sri Lanka reality contrasts with new World Bank upper-middle-income status - Nikkei Asia With Starship catch, SpaceX still shows it can dazzle the world Vulcan’s Return-to-Flight Fails Starship Returns to its Launch Pad From Orbit After tracking more than 440 female Asian elephants in Sri Lanka for 12 years, US researchers found that - The Times of India
SRI LANKA NEWS

Hashan Tillakaratne appointed Sri Lanka men’s batting coach - Newswire

Lanka Hit News • Aug 21, 2026 · 2mo ago • 2 min read
Share:

Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce the appointment of Hashan Tillakaratne as the Batting Coach of the Senior Men’s Program.

He will be based at the National High Performance Center of the SLC and will work with the national players as part of the Senior Men’s Program.

The former World Cup winner previously served as the batting coach of the Sri Lanka men’s national team and the head coach of the Sri Lanka women’s national team.

He also has served as the head coach of the Bangladesh Women’s National Team.

Tillakaratne represented Sri Lanka from 1989 to 2003, playing 83 Test matches and 200 ODIs and accumulating more than 8,200 international runs across the two formats.

His appointment came into effect on 20th August 2026 and will continue until 31st December 2027. ( Sri Lanka Cricket )

Prime Minister and Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya announced in Parliament today (November 13) that the government has allocated Rs. [...]

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced that the government will continue implementing national education reforms despite opposition, backed by increased [...]

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, under the 2027 Budget proposed a Rs. 25,000 increase in the monthly academic allowance for university [...]

Under the 2027 Budget, the government has proposed removing Value Added Tax (VAT) on school exercise books, textbooks, and several [...]

Courtyard by Marriott Colombo welcomed the festive season with its traditional Christmas Cake Mixing Ceremony, held on 22 October 2026 at the hotel lobby. The celebration brought together the hotel [...]

Nüwa at City of Dreams Sri Lanka ushered in the festive season with its inaugural Christmas Cake Mixing Ceremony, bringing together the warmth of cherished festive traditions and the distinctive [...]

The aroma of kebabs on the grill, the delicate layers of freshly prepared börek and a table filled with mezze: this October, Shangri-La Colombo invites diners to discover Türkiye through [...]

© 2026 Wire Digital. All Rights Reserved.

Join the Conversation