Chamara Silva appointed Sri Lanka cricket U19 head coach

25 Mar, 2025

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed Chamara Silva as the head coach of the Sri Lanka U19 national cricket team.

Silva, a former Sri Lanka international cricketer, is an ICC Level III qualified coach with extensive coaching experience in Sri Lanka?s first class cricket.

Before joining SLC, he served as the head coach of Police Sports Club and previously coached Bloomfield Cricket Club and Panadura Sports Club.

As a player, Silva represented Sri Lanka in 75 ODIs, 11 Test matches, and 16 T20Is, amassing 2,269 international runs, including a limited-overs century.

His appointment is effective from March 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026.

Chamara will be responsible for preparing the Sri Lanka U19 team for the ICC U19 World Cup in 2026.

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