15 May,2025 12:52 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Pubudu Dassanayake (Pic: X/@usacricket)
Former Sri Lanka and Canada international Pubudu Dassanayake has been appointed as the new head coach of the USA's men's team, as per the official website of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Former Sri Lanka and Canada cricketer Pubudu Dassanayake has been appointed as the new head coach of the USA's men's cricket team, according to the International Cricket Council (ICC).
He succeeded Stuart Law as the head coach. Law, the former Australian cricketer, stepped down from the position after the T20 World Cup 2024, held in the USA and the West Indies.
Pubudu Dassanayake will begin his second stint as the USA's head coach, as he previously coached the side from 2016 to 2019.
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Previously, the 54-year-old helped the American team get their One-Day International status and establish their name in the cricketing world.
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Dassanayake has since held head coaching jobs with Nepal and Canada and helped the latter to their first T20 World Cup appearance last year in the USA and the West Indies.
With the USA already qualified for next year's T20 World Cup in India, Dassanayake is looking forward to leading the side in another global tournament and building on the platform he helped establish last decade.
"It's an honour to return and lead the USA Men's National Team," Dassanayake said, as quoted from the official website of the ICC.
"I'm proud of what we accomplished during my previous time here, and I see tremendous potential in this group to reach even greater heights," he added.
"I look forward to working closely with the players and staff to continue building something meaningful for USA Cricket," he noted.
Pubudu Dassanayake represented Sri Lanka in 11 Test matches and 16 ODIs before switching to Canada at the end of his career. In the 11 longest format matches, the former right-handed batsman was able to score just 196 runs. Pubudu's ODI career ended with 85 runs in 16 ODIs.
(With ANI Inputs)
