Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad, Sri Lankans Marvan Atapattu, Romesh Kaluwitharana and Ruwan Kalpage are among eight short-listed aspirants for the Sri Lankan cricket team's head coach's job after Graham Ford's contract ends in January.
Former India medium pacer Venkatesh Prasad is among the eight short-listed aspirants who could take over as head coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team, a top SLC official said today.
Ex-Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu, former opening batsman Romesh Kaluwitharana and another national player Ruwan Kalpage are among the local applicants.
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Team India's bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad (R) talks to Sreesanth during a training session at The Rajiv Gandhi International cricket stadium in Hyderabad in 2007. File Pic/AFPu00a0
SLC advertised for it after incumbent Graham Ford announced that he would leave the job in January next year.
Peter Moores, a former England coach and Paul Farbrace, who was assistant coach with Sri Lanka until 2009, are among the overseas aspirants alongside Prasad.
SLC said the deadline for applications has been extended until October 31.u00a0
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