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Upul Chandika Hathurusingha (Sinhala: උපුල් චන්දික හතුරුසිංහ; born 13 September 1968) is a Sri Lankan cricket coach and former player. He represented the Sri Lanka national cricket team from 1991 to 1999 as an all-rounder.
Chandika Hathurusinghe is a former opening batsman and medium-pace bowler for Sri Lanka, who played 26 Tests and 35 ODIs from 1991 to 1999. He also coached UAE and Sri Lanka A, and is currently the head coach of Bangladesh.
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- October 13, 1968
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Sri Lanka. A handy all-rounder in his playing days and a high profile coach going around in the world scene today, Chandika Hathurusingha remains one of the few players to have celebrated...
Feb 6, 2023 · Hathurusingha is back as Bangladesh men's head coach, after a stint with Sri Lanka, with a two-year deal from February 2023. He faces different challenges and expectations, but also some familiar faces and a strong pace attack.
- Mohammad Isam
- Most Successful Coach in Bangladesh History
- Big Influence Behind The Scenes
- Accomplished Cricketer Who Arrived at The Wrong Time
- He Was Fired from His Post as Sri Lanka’s Assistant Coach
- Stint in Australian Domestic Cricket and Achieving Australian Citizenship
- Highly Qualified Coach
- Someone with His Own Style of Doing Things
- Getting His Revenge on Sri Lanka
- Harbouring Ambitions of Returning to Sri Lanka Cricket in 2019
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Since taking over from his predecessor Shane Jurgensen, who resigned from his post as Bangladesh head coach following the 2014 ICC Twenty 20, Hathurusingha has transformed the Asian nation’s approach to the game at all levels. The players are more confident about themselves and the results have shown on the pitch as well with numbers backing Hathur...
Whilst transforming Bangladesh cricket’s fortunes on the pitch, Hathurusingha has also been making changes behind the scenes as well, calling for and implementing a professional approach to the way the game in the country should be run. In addition to the head coach’s role, Hathurusingha is also a selector and he also has a big say in the appointme...
Hathurusingha’s coaching credentials have been well established by now, but the 48-year-old was an accomplished cricketer at the first-class level as well with more than 10,000 runs and 425 wickets to his name from 207 matches. He had a successful domestic career for Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club and Moors Sports Club but Sri Lanka’s streng...
Hathurusingha began his coaching career with the United Arab Emirates in December 2005 before being appointed as the coach of the Sri Lankan A side a year later. He served in the post for three years before being named assistant to Sri Lankan national team head coach Trevor Bayliss in 2009. However, the appointment turned out to be a short-lived on...
The dismissal from Sri Lankan cricket turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Hathurusingha as he settled down in Australia and applied for permanent residency. In September 2011, he was appointed as the assistant coach of the New South Wales (NSW) side on a two-year contract but received an upgarde midway through the 2012-13 season in December...
While most of the modern-day coaches walk into their posts on their pedigree as a player of international repute, Hathurusingha is someone who has worked hard on his coaching qualifications to make the way up and is, in fact, one of the most highly qualified coaches out there. He has attained the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) Level 3 coac...
Hathurusingha is known as someone who wants to have absolute freedom in his work and that has at times led to some behind the scenes altercation with the Bangladesh cricket hierarchy but the fact that he was inducted into the selection panel and his well-paid contract being extended up to the 2019 World Cup just proves how much they value his servi...
Hathurusingha left Sri Lankan cricket in acrimonious circumstances in 2009 as stated earlier and despite then skipper Kumar Sangakkara’s repeated efforts to convince the board officials to reconsider their decision, there was no tracking back and he headed to Australia and the rest, as they say, is history. The 48-year-old headed to Sri Lanka with ...
Despite his past unpleasant experiences with the Sri Lankan board officials, Hathurusingha has time and again spoken of a desire to take over as Sri Lankan head coach once his contract with Bangladesh is over. "I will absolutely come [if SLC asks me to]," he had said. "I am in this position today because of all the things I learned playing cricket ...
Learn 10 things about the former Sri Lankan cricketer who has transformed Bangladesh's fortunes in international cricket since 2014. Find out his coaching credentials, records, controversies and future plans.
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Jan 31, 2023 · Chandika Hathurusingha, who coached Bangladesh from 2014 to 2017, is set to replace Russell Domingo as the head coach of the national men's team. He has left Cricket New South Wales as their assistant coach and is expected to join Bangladesh before the England series in March.
Aug 21, 2014 · Chandika Hathurusingha, born September 13, 1968, was a Sri Lankan all-rounder in the 1990s. His career got off to a promising start, but was cut short as it coincided with that of Sri...
