De Zoysa replaces Charith Senanayake who had held the position for over a year. A senior official of the SLC who did not wish to be named said that De Zoysa would take charge of the team from this month’s home series against Bangladesh, PTI reported.
A tea industry executive, De Zoysa is more known for his administrative roles and as a radio and TV commentator.
Senanayake, a former Test opening batsman had run into
problems with the SLC hierarchy.
His fate was sealed once former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene in a press release stated that Senanayake has lost confidence of the team.
Jayawardene was particularly angry as a letter written by him to the SLC regarding the payment of guarantee money to the players was leaked to the media by the manager.
Since Sri Lanka lost the recent Test series 0-3 to Australia, a number of changes have been affected including the appointment of the former great Sanath Jayasuriya as the chief selector.
