KATHMANDU: Less than two hours after announcing his resignation from the head coach of the Nepali national cricket team, Pubudu Dassanayake has been appointed as the coach of Canada Cricket team.
Cricket Canada has made the information public about his appointment as the coach through social media.
He has been appointed as Canada’s coach for the second time. Pubudu, who played for the Sri Lankan national team, is now a Canadian citizen.
Earlier on Wednesday, Pubudu, in a press conference in Kathmandu, announced his resignation as Nepali National Cricket team’s main coach citing personal reasons.
He said the decision was the toughest one of his life so far.
The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) appointed him for a second term of two years in last November-December and his selection was through an open competition.
He announced his inability to continue with the post less than a year of the appointment.
Dassanayake was the head coach of the Nepali National Cricket team from 2011 to 2015.
During his first term, Nepal achieved significant and historic success in cricket. It was the first time qualified for playing in the 2014 ICC T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.
Under his guidance, Nepal played the ICC World Cricket Division Four to one-day international.
Though his first term remained productive and remarkable, the second term was an average one.
His leadership was criticized following Nepal’s poor performance in a triangular one-day series under the ICC Cricket League Two held in Scotland this week.
He was under pressure as the team failed to deliver well lately.
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