COLOMBO: Sri Lanka appointed former pacer Chaminda Vaas as the team’s fast-bowling coach for their tour of West Indies on Friday following the exit of Australian David Saker.

Saker, who took over the job in Dec 2019, quit on Thur­s­day citing personal reasons, Sri Lanka Cricket said.

Vaas, who has been working as the fast bowling coach at SLC’s high-performance centre, quit international cricket in 2009 having claimed 355 wickets from 111 Tests.

Sri Lanka will play three T20s and three ODIs plus two Tests — all behind closed doors in Antigua from March 3.

Published in Dawn, February 20th, 2021