Canada cricket team back in action with a new captain and search for a new coach
After making its debut at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup this summer, Canada is back in action in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play in the Netherlands under new leadership and with a search for a new coach underway.
Nicholas Kirton has taken over as captain from Saad Bin Zafar and Cricket Canada is looking for a new head coach after Pubudu Dassanayake’s contract was not renewed when it expired at the end of July.
The Sri Lankan-born Dassanayake, who played for both Sri Lanka and Canada, was in his second stint at Canada’s helm. He has also coached Nepal (twice) and the U.S.
The decision on both coach and captain came from Cricket Canada’s board of directors, said Cricket Canada GM Ingleton Liburd.