Sports10 May 2018

SLC hires short-term consultants

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Sri Lanka Cricket has hired Australia’s Peter Sleep and Timothy McCaskill to work with the national players to enhance their skill levels.

The duo will start working with the preliminary squad, who will undergo training in Pallekele for a two week period in view of the upcoming West Indies tour.

Peter Sleep, a former Australian leg-spinner will work with the spinners, while Cricket Victoria’s High Performance Manager; TimothHigh-Performance work with the squad’s fast bowling unit.

Both were hired as short-term consultants, under the recommendation of Head Coach Chandika Hathurusinghe.

Sleep will work with the squad for 15 days, while Mc Caskill will work for 10 days.

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