Sri Lanka Friday named Chandika Hathurusingha as their new head coach with the mission of ending the national team`s crisis run in international cricket.&nbsp;

The Sri Lankan resigned in October as Bangladesh`s coach after guiding the national team through their most successful period in his three years in charge, masterminding Test wins over England and Australia.

He takes over a side that was hammered in Tests by India in home and away series this year and has played poorly in one-day games.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said Hathurusingha, 49, will take over the national side from December 20. That means he will take charge of the team for the T20 games that end their current tour in India.

The Sri Lanka post has been vacant since South African Graham Ford quit in June. Nic Pothas has been the interim coach.

Under Hathurusingha, Bangladesh made rapid strides in world cricket, reaching the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy tournament in England this year. He was only criticised after Bangladesh`s recent tour of South Africa, where the team failed to register a single win.

His contract with the Bangladesh Cricket Board was supposed to run until the 2019 World Cup and reportedly made him one of the highest-paid cricket coaches, on $40,000 a month.

Hathurusingha, a batsman, played 26 Tests and 35 one-day internationals for Sri Lanka before becoming the team`s assistant coach under Trevor Bayliss, a job he lost in 2010.

He went on to coach New South Wales in Australia before moving to Bangladesh in May 2014.

In October, Chandika resigned as Bangladesh`s coach after guiding them for 3 years

Sri Lanka Friday named Chandika Hathurusingha as their new head coach with the mission of ending the national team`s crisis run in international cricket. The Sri Lankan resigned in October as Bangladesh`s coach after guiding the national team through their most successful period in his three years in charge, masterminding Test wins over England and Australia. He takes over a side that was hammered in Tests by India in home and away series this year and has played poorly in one-day games. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said Hathurusingha, 49, will take over the national side from December 20. That means he will take charge of the team for the T20 games that end their current tour in India. The Sri Lanka post has been vacant since South African Graham Ford quit in June. Nic Pothas has been the interim coach. Under Hathurusingha, Bangladesh made rapid strides in world cricket, reaching the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy tournament in England this year. He was only criticised after Bangladesh`s recent tour of South Africa, where the team failed to register a single win. His contract with the Bangladesh Cricket Board was supposed to run until the 2019 World Cup and reportedly made him one of the highest-paid cricket coaches, on $40,000 a month. Hathurusingha, a batsman, played 26 Tests and 35 one-day internationals for Sri Lanka before becoming the team`s assistant coach under Trevor Bayliss, a job he lost in 2010. He went on to coach New South Wales in Australia before moving to Bangladesh in May 2014.

Chandika Hathurusingha named Sri Lanka cricket coach

His cricketers were vomitting after playing in polluted Delhi, Sri Lanka&#39;s cricket coach Nic Pothas said on Sunday.&nbsp;

India and Sri Lanka are playing the third and deciding Test of the three-match series at the Feroze Shah Kotla in Delhi.&nbsp;

India is currently leading the series 1-0.&nbsp;

&quot;We had players coming off the field and vomiting,&quot; AFP reported Pothas as saying after the match. &quot;There were oxygen cylinders in the change room. It&#39;s not normal for players to suffer in that way while playing the game.&quot;

Play was stopped a total of three times -- because of pollution -- on day two of the third Test.&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/cricket/3rd-test-play-halted-twice-due-to-pollution-lanka-players-wear-masks-while-fielding-25729" target="_blank">3rd Test: Pollution halts play three times, Lanka players wear masks while fielding</a>

The first stoppage lasted about 15 minutes.&nbsp;

The second lasted about two minutes.&nbsp;

And after the third stoppage, India captain Virat Kohli declared India&#39;s first innings at 536 for seven to get the Sri Lankans off the field.&nbsp;

A number of Sri Lankan players had been wearing masks on the field -- a sight never really seen before.&nbsp;

This is not the first time a cricket match has been stopped in Delhi.&nbsp;

Last November, two Ranji trophy matches were stopped -- one at the Feroze Shah Kotla and the other at Karnail Singh Stadium -- again because of pollution.&nbsp;

&quot;I think it&#39;s the first time that everybody has come across that situation,&quot; AFP reported Pothas as saying.&nbsp;

&quot;There aren&#39;t too many rules regarding pollution. What we are going to do tomorrow is in the hands of the match referee. They will have meetings tonight to put in some sort of a precedent if it happens like this tomorrow,&quot; he added

'There were oxygen cylinders in the change room. It's not normal for players to suffer in that way while playing the game,' NIc Pothas said

His cricketers were vomitting after playing in polluted Delhi, Sri Lanka's cricket coach Nic Pothas said on Sunday. India and Sri Lanka are playing the third and deciding Test of the three-match series at the Feroze Shah Kotla in Delhi. India is currently leading the series 1-0. "We had players coming off the field and vomiting," AFP reported Pothas as saying after the match. "There were oxygen cylinders in the change room. It's not normal for players to suffer in that way while playing the game." Play was stopped a total of three times -- because of pollution -- on day two of the third Test. 3rd Test: Pollution halts play three times, Lanka players wear masks while fielding The first stoppage lasted about 15 minutes. The second lasted about two minutes. And after the third stoppage, India captain Virat Kohli declared India's first innings at 536 for seven to get the Sri Lankans off the field. A number of Sri Lankan players had been wearing masks on the field -- a sight never really seen before. This is not the first time a cricket match has been stopped in Delhi. Last November, two Ranji trophy matches were stopped -- one at the Feroze Shah Kotla and the other at Karnail Singh Stadium -- again because of pollution. "I think it's the first time that everybody has come across that situation," AFP reported Pothas as saying. "There aren't too many rules regarding pollution. What we are going to do tomorrow is in the hands of the match referee. They will have meetings tonight to put in some sort of a precedent if it happens like this tomorrow," he added

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