Former Australia batsman Tom Moody is likely to join Srilankan cricket as Director of Cricket in Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).Former Sri Lanka cricketers Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama were also appointed in the committee. Moody's name has been recommended for the newly-created role by the committee.
A website quoted De Silva as saying, "I think it will be crucial for him to come as an independent person with a different view, someone who has been involved in cricket in Australia and understands their structure, who has been involved in the IPL and those structures, a person who has been involved in county cricket with Worcestershire and understands their structure, and also being involved with the Caribbean Premier League."
Tom Moody had coached the Sri Lankan side between 2005-2007 and helped the then Mahela Jayawardene-led side reach the World Cup final in 2007.
Earlier this month, legendry bowler Muttiah Muralitharan and former captain Kumar Sangakkara were named in the four-member SLC committee. Last month, Sri Lanka chief selector Ashantha de Mel stepped down following the 2-0 loss against England in the home Test series. De Mel had blamed lack of practice for the 2-0 loss in the Test series against South Africa and the defeat against England.
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