COLOMBO, July 15: Former captain Hashan Tillekeratne has been appointed Sri Lanka’s national cricket team manager for the upcoming Test and limited-overs home series against India.

Tillekeratne’s appointment will be formally announced at a news conference later on Tuesday, Sri Lanka Cricket media manager Shane Fernando said.

The 41-year-old Tillekeratne played in 83 Tests and scored 4,545 runs. In 200 One-day Internationals he made 3,789 runs.—AP