Asanka gurusinha

Asanka Gurusinha, who was part of the 1996 World Cup-winning Sri Lanka team, has been appointed as Nigeria's head coach and high-performance director.

Gurusinha had an 11-year international career in which he played 41 Tests and 147 ODIs for Sri Lanka. The specialist left-handed batsman is famous for his 65-run knock in the finals against Australia at the 1996 World Cup.