Sri Lanka Cricket Board has suffered two major setbacks. Within the last 24 hours, two important members of the team have resigned from the board. After the team's poor performance in the T20 World Cup, Mahela Jayawardene, who was the consultant coach during the tournament, left the team on June 26. The very next day, the team's head coach Chris Silverwood also resigned. Let us tell you that Jayawardene was also handling the responsibility of the High Performance Center along with the structure and ecosystem of the national team. Now his departure has dealt a big blow to the team, which the Sri Lanka Cricket Board has informed on its social media.

Why did both of them resign?

Mahela Jayawardene was associated with the Sri Lanka Cricket Board since 2022. During this time, he worked a lot with the team, but the results were not as expected. However, after his arrival, the team won the 2022 Asia Cup. At the same time, in 2023 also the team reached the final where it suffered a crushing defeat from India. After this, the team's performance in the 2023 ODI World Cup was even worse. This trend continued in the T20 World Cup 2024 as well. This team could not win even a single match, as a result of which it had to be eliminated from the group stage itself. Therefore, now Jayawardene has left the Sri Lankan team. On the other hand, the head coach of the team, Chris Silverwood, has said that he has to resign due to family reasons.

Mr. Chris Silverwood, head coach of the national team, has tendered his resignation from the position, citing personal reasons.

Being an international coach means long periods away from loved ones. After lengthy conversations with my family and with a heavy heart, I feel it is

— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) June 27, 2024

Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that Mr. Mahela Jayawardena, who served as the Consultant Coach of the SLC, has tendered his resignation https://t.co/2nwRbw4MvA #SLC #Sri Lanka Cricket

— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) June 26, 2024

Sri Lanka has not reached the knockouts since 2014

The Sri Lankan team won its last ICC title in 2014. The team won the trophy by defeating India in the 2014 T20 World Cup final. After this, many senior players retired and the team's decline began. Since 2014, Sri Lanka has not been able to reach the knockout stage in any ICC tournament.