For England Tests, Sri Lanka appoints English stalwart as batting coach
Sri Lanka cricket team have appointed former batter of England Ian Bell as their batting coach for the ongoing England tour.
Bell has represented England cricket team from 2004-2015, playing 118 Tests and scoring 7727 runs in the format at an average of 42.69. He scored 22 hundred and 46 fifties in his Test career.
CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket Ashley De Silva believed Bell could bring key insights into the local conditions.
Ashley said, “We appointed Ian to bring in a person with local knowledge to help the players with key insights on the conditions there. Ian has a lot of experience playing in England, and we believe his inputs will help our team in this crucial tour.”
On August 16, Bell is going to start working with the team until the three-test series concludes. The series is going to be a part of the ICC World Test Championship, where Sri Lanka are currently placed 4th in the standings while England are 6th.