R Sridhar to have fielding drills with SL men and women’s teams along with national U-19 team, and women’s A team.
R Sridhar to have ’10-day fielding programme’ for Sri Lanka men’s and women’s teams.
The “men’s and women’s national squads, emerging squads, premier club players, and the national U19 team, and women’s ‘A’ team as well” are among the teams Sridhar will be working with, according to SLC’s announcement. However, the national women’s team is currently playing a tri-series against South Africa and India that ends on May 11; hence, they might only be available for a portion of that schedule.
Over the years, SLC has occasionally hired foreign coaches to lead brief programs like this. They had Zubin Bharucha, the high performance director for the Rajasthan Royals, lead a quick program in 2024 with the goal of improving batting standards. Over the past ten years, Wasim Akram and Jonty Rhodes have also been employed to oversee short-term bowling and fielding programs, respectively.
“Sridhar, a BCCI Level 3 qualified coach, brings a wealth of experience, having served as India’s fielding coach across more than 300 international matches from 2014 to 2021,” the SLC release said. It added that Sridhar will “begin the program with the Sri Lanka national men’s team and subsequently train other squads, where he will conduct fielding drills, skill-specific training, and simulated match scenarios, to replicate game conditions.: