BIPIN DANI
Sri Lanka's former top order batter and manager of the national team Asanka Gurusinha has resigned as coach for the Nigerian team. In December 2020, Gurusinha, who was a member of the 1996 World Cup winning Sri Lankan team was signed by the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) as their head coach and high performance director.
"Gurusinha has resigned due to his health issues", Musa Ehizoje, the PRO of the NCF said over the telephone.
Gurusinha is believed to have been carrying a shoulder injury. The injury is unlikely to have occurred during his coaching or training stint but has aggravated recently, it is learnt.
"He needs surgery and if not done at the earliest, it may worsen", one of the sources in Nigeria confirmed.
"It is not known whether he will return to his birth country or may head to Australia, where he has been living for the last so many years. Chances are that he may prefer to go to Australia", the source further added.
"He submitted his resignation recently and the directors have had to accept it with a heavy heart", the PRO added.
"We have not yet decided on a new coach yet. Gurusinha has not recommended any name also", Musa Ehizoje confirmed, adding, "Gurusinha, in his short time with us, made significant impact in the game in this country, notably bringing in more discipline to players’ approach to the game and establishing a coaching development template that had been rolled out for coaches also".
