This was the second stint of Chandika Hathurusinghe as Bangladesh's head coach and it has ended on a controversial note. He has been suspended for 48 hours and his contract will be terminated post that on disciplinary grounds. Here are more details...
Hathurusingha was under pressure to quit after Sri Lanka's dismal showing in the recent World Cup.
Hathurusingha will be returning to Sri Lanka after the final ODI game in Cape Town on March 16.
Chasing an unlikely 304, Sri Lanka was 226-9 and looked out of it at Kingsmead with the 10th wicket an apparent formality.
The Sri Lanka Cricket has a patchy track record of exerting undue influence on coaches in recent years.
Sri Lanka have been looking for a permanent head coach since the departure of Graham Ford in June.
The SLC have been highly impressed with Chandika and feel that he is the perfect man for the job as head coach of Sri Lanka.
Hathurusinghe, a former test player for Sri Lanka, is considered one of the highest paid coaches in the world.
Hathurusingha tendered his resignation during Bangladesh's disastrous tour of South Africa last month, BCB president Nazmul Hasan announced.
Dhaka: Bangladeshi cricket coach Chandika Hathurusingha has stuck to his reported stance that he wanted Jubair Hossain to be a part of the World Cup squad.Earlier, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president had revealed the
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