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Sri Lanka appoint former head coach Tom Moody as Director of Cricket

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Former Australia all-rounder Tom Moody has been appointed because the director of cricket of Sri Lanka, the nation’s cricket board mentioned on Sunday.
Moody was appointed to the submit on the suggestions by the Technical Advisory Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket after the latest poor showings in opposition to South Africa and England.
Moody has been handed a three-year contract and as per the settlement, the 55-year-old is predicted to hold out 300 days of ‘Mandatory Assignment’.
His job profile entails, “the Analysis of the Future Tour Program, focusing on the Domestic Tournament Structure, Player Welfare, Education and Skill Development, Coaching and Support Staff Structure and High Performance and Data Analytics”, SLC acknowledged in an announcement.
Moody’s appointment is efficient from Monday.
Moody was Sri Lanka’s head coach between 2005 and 2007 when the island nation made it to the ultimate of the World Cup within the Caribbean.
Moody has additionally served because the director of cricket of the Caribbean Premier League, coach and subsequently director of cricket of Sunrisers of Hyderabad and head coach of Western Australia.
“Tom has worked with Sri Lanka Cricket in the past and has shown results and I am sure with his working knowledge of the system, Tom will add greater value to our game,” SLC CEO Ashley de Silva mentioned.