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Coach appointment only after England tour - de Silva

Coach appointment only after England tour - de Silva

Sri Lanka will name a successor to head coach Trevor Bayliss after Sri Lanka's tour of England that starts in May

10-Apr-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

SLC selection committee quits before end of term

SLC selection committee quits before end of term

The Sri Lankan selection committee, headed by chief selector Aravinda De Silva, has handed in its resignation to the sports minister today

06-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lankan sports minister retains interim committee heads

Sri Lankan sports minister retains interim committee heads

CB Ratnayake retained Somachandra de Silva and Nishantha Ranatunga as chairman and secretary respectively while appointing three new members to the committee

02-Jun-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lankan team sign record sponsorship deal

Sri Lankan team sign record sponsorship deal

The Sri Lankan team have signed a whopping US$4.85 million sponsorship deal with the country's mobile service provider Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel for the next four years. The sponsorship will take effect from the ICC World Twenty20 in England next month

27-May-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

De Silva outlines plans to boost SL cricket

De Silva outlines plans to boost SL cricket

The chairman of the new seven-member interim committee to run Sri Lanka Cricket, Somachandra De Silva, has pinpointed the ICC World Twenty20, the Under-19 World Cup in 2010, and the 2011 World Cup as targets for Sri Lanka and said that he will give the co

15-Mar-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

De Silva to head new SLC interim board

De Silva to head new SLC interim board

Former Sri Lanka legspinner Somachandra de Silva has emerged as a strong contender for the chairman's post on the interim committee of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)

11-Mar-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka aim to promote cricket in northern areas

Sri Lanka aim to promote cricket in northern areas

Somachandra de Silva has been appointed cricket advisor to the president of Sri Lanka, to develop and spread the game in the war-hit north and north-eastern regions of the country

21-Dec-2007•Cricinfo staff

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