Susanthika joins SLC as Women's Cricket Consultant

Susanthika joins SLC as Women's Cricket Consultant

by Zulfick Farzan 02-02-2023 | 3:52 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed Olympic Silver Medalist Susanthika Jayasinghe as the ‘Consultant—Mentoring and Development of Women’s Cricket."

Jayasinghe, one of the most decorated athletes produced by Sri Lanka and the only female athlete to win an Olympic medal for her country and the only Asian woman athlete to have won an Olympic medal in sprint events, will use her story of grit and determination to inspire the present and future generations of women cricketers in Sri Lanka, said SLC in a statement.

Her appointment took effect on February 1st, 2023.