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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Past history counts for little, says coach Ratnayake, as co-hosts return to action after two-week hiatus https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/407500/407590.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1506600.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1506600.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-eng-wwc-sri-lanka-focus-on-the-present-as-england-challenge-looms-1506600 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:19:55 GMT "I think the skill has failed us when it has been really important," Sri Lanka head coach Ratnayake said after defeat to India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/388700/388775.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1454607.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1454607.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/womens-t20-world-cup-2024-ind-vs-sl-coach-ratnayake-on-winless-run-1454607 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 05:59:12 GMT He took over during a crisis, but has helped script a series of successful mini-chapters https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/385500/385546.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1453494.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1453494.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/womens-t20-wc-2024-be-fearless-dont-play-safe-ratnayake-spells-out-sls-mantra-1453494 Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:10:33 GMT While acknowledging Athapaththu's contribution, SL coach was pleased others played their part in the historic win too https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/366700/366781.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1396775.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1396775.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sri-lanka-women-series-win-vs-england-really-huge-for-cricket-in-the-country-says-sl-coach-1396775 Thu, 07 Sep 2023 11:44:28 GMT If the short-term role goes well, there is a possibility Malinga could return for other assignments https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/294300/294343.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298851.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298851.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lasith-malinga-appointed-sri-lankas-bowling-strategy-coach-for-australia-tour-1298851 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:03:33 GMT Ratnayake will be assisted by former first-class batter Ruwin Peiris, who will be with the team as interim batting coach https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/295300/295324.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1295407.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1295407.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-zim-rumesh-ratnayake-named-sri-lankas-interim-coach-for-zimbabwe-series-1295407 Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:11:17 GMT Pakistan progressed at a run rate of 3.76 through the 90 overs they faced on Saturday, taking firm control of the Karachi Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/298100/298183.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1210790.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1210790.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1210790 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The coach wants the team to focus on the types of surfaces they will encounter in Australia next year after their 3-0 defeat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/295300/295324.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1205407.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1205407.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1205407 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lanka coach lavished praise on Pakistan, calling the hospitality the visitors had received "a privilege" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/295300/295324.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1203001.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1203001.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1203001 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka coach said he hoped this series would encourage more Sri Lankan players to tour Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/295300/295324.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1202137.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1202137.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1202137 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's acting coach is wary of the fifth-day wicket but says there is belief as well from the team's successful chases in South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/293600/293612.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1197917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1197917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1197917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pressure mounts on Hathurusingha but he has a solid contract that runs up to end of 2020 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/292400/292408.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1196918.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1196918.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1196918 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka fast-bowling coach Rumesh Ratnayake admitted it was rare to see so many instances of batsmen being hit on the helmet in one match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/285200/285236.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1173606.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1173606.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1173606 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having had their bowling stocks severely depleted over the past two weeks, Sri Lanka's bowling coach Rumesh Ratnayake hopes the conditions allow batsmen to take some of the pressure off the bowlers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/284700/284751.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1173159.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1173159.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1173159 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Senior paceman was forced to shoulder additional responsibility following the injury to Lahiru Kumara https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/284800/284853.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1172677.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1172677.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1172677 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The performance of the Indian bowlers on their recent Test tour has given the visiting Sri Lankans a lot of confidence https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/284600/284653.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1172224.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1172224.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1172224 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's frontline quicks looked ordinary as a unit, taking 5 for 359 between them as New Zealand claimed total control of the first Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/283400/283457.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1169125.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1169125.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1169125 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Where in the past Sri Lanka sides have sworn that positivity and fearlessness mark their route out of a bad stretch of results, it is smarts that has produced improvements, according to bowling coach Rumesh Ratnayake https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135300/135395.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1139506.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1139506.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1139506 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In the other camp, Sri Lanka bowling coach Ratnayake praised Lakmal, saying his spell was among the best he has seen "in a long time", but was also wary that batting would be equally difficult for his team on this surface https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/269700/269725.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-sri-lanka-2017/content/story/1126228.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-sri-lanka-2017/content/story/1126228.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1126228 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rumesh Ratnayake's appointment does not have any immediate impact on Chaminda Vaas, who is the fast-bowling coach presenting working with the national team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153600/153625.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1115756.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1115756.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1115756 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former fast bowler Rumesh Ratnayake, a coaching consultant with Sri Lanka, has called for the team's bowlers to show more flexibility on the field, as he looks to fix an attack that has looked toothless in recent games https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/205600/205627.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/834927.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/834927.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-834927 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former fast bowler Rumesh Ratnayake's tenure as coaching consultant has been extended until Sri Lanka's last match in the World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135300/135395.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/833653.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/833653.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-833653 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed former fast bowler Rumesh Ratnayake as a consultant coach for the early stages of the team's World Cup campaign https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135300/135395.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/824613.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/824613.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-824613 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A conversation with his new coach Rumesh Ratnayake prompted Tillakaratne Dilshan to re-employ his trademark scoop shot for the first time in more than a year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135700/135702.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/526201.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/526201.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-526201 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rumesh Ratnayake, Sri Lanka's new interim coach, has warned that his team's next opponents, Australia, will be dangerous since they are hurting from recent disappointments https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133300/133381.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/523486.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/523486.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523486 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Rumesh Ratnayake has been appointed as the interim coach for the home series against Australia starting next month https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/77500/77556.gif https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/523351.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/523351.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523351 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka are eyeing Jonty Rhodes and Greg Blewett as assistant coach to newly appointed head coach Trevor Bayliss. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/299411.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/299411.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-299411 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jayantha Dharmadasa, the chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket, has expressed disappointment at the withdrawal of Rumesh Ratnayake as assistant coach of the Sri Lankan team https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/299382.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/299382.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-299382 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jayantha Dharmadasa, the chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket, has expressed disappointment at the withdrawal of Rumesh Ratnayake as assistant coach of the Sri Lankan team https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/299381.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/299381.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-299381 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rumesh Ratnayake is due to sign a four-year contract from September, 2007 to August , 2011. This is the first time any coach assigned to the national team is going to be signed for such a long period of time https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/295994.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/295994.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-295994 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have delayed appointing a new coach till India finish their own selection process https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/209410.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/209410.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-209410 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT