National coach : Naveed Navaz is CAC’s first choice

 By Bipin Dani   

Naveed Nawaz, former Sri Lanka cricketer has been recommended by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) to be the national coach of the Sri Lanka national men’s cricket team, it is learnt.   

According to the highly placed sources in SLC (Sri Lanka Cricket), the CAC has sent a list of several candidates for various coaching assignments.   

“We submitted the list about a month ago and Naveed Nawaz is our first choice to be the coach of the national men’s team,” according to one of the CAC members, speaking exclusively over telephone from Colombo said.   

“We interviewed 23 candidates and the total 12-hour long interview process also included foreigners.”

   
It is assumed that the 48-year-old former left-handed batsman’s name was sent after at least two foreigners (Paul Farbrace and Graham Ford) backed out.   
According to the Advisory Committee member “It was a decision of majority members and his final name was then suggested unanimously.”   
It is still not known why the SLC has not yet appointed any full-time coach.   

“The CAC didn’t discuss the remuneration part. That is for the SLC to negotiate with the individuals,” the CAC member added.   

In the meantime, no decision is yet taken on Lahiru Kumara’s return. “The injured paceman is out of cricket for more than a month. There is no point in keeping him with the team, and he is still in Mohali and a decision will be taken soon when team travel to Bangalore on Wednesday afternoon”, the SLC source added. 

We interviewed 23 candidates and the total 12-hour long interview process also included foreigners