Sri Lanka Cricket Board Hires South African Consultant Coach
Sri Lanka Cricket Board Hires South African Consultant Coach
Sri Lanka's cricket board on Tuesday named former South African batsman Neil McKenzie as a consultant coach ahead of their Test tour of South Africa. The ex-Proteas right-handed batter, 48, will work with Sri Lankan players from Wednesday for just over a week, the board said.
McKenzie's playing career highlights included sharing a 415-run stand with Graeme Smith against Bangladesh in 2008, the highest-ever opening partnership in Test history.
"McKenzie will bring in vital, in-depth insights about the South African conditions to help Sri Lankan players adapt to the challenge," the board's chief Ashley de Silva said in a statement.
The two-Test series begins on November 27, with the second match starting on December 5.