Sri Lanka Cricket on Tuesday roped in former India fielding coach R Sridhar for a special fielding programme aimed at elevating the standards of Sri Lankan cricketers. The programme will last for 10 days.

"Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that former India National Team Fielding Coach R. Sridhar will conduct a comprehensive 10-day fielding program to elevate the fielding standards of Sri Lankan Cricketers," SLC announced in a media release on its website.

The specialised programme will commence on May 7 and will involve the men’s and women’s national squads, Emerging squads, Premier Club players, the National U19 team, and the Women’s ‘A’ team.

Sridhar, who served as India's fielding coach between 2014 and 2021 - spanning over 300 matches - is a BCCI Level 3 certified coach. He played a vital role in improving India's fielding standards. His tenure oversaw India winning historic back-to-back Test series in Australia in 2018-19 and 2020-21 respectively. More recently Sridhar had a short spell as assistant coach with the Afghanistan in 2024.

He has previously worked with India’s U19 team as both a fielding coach and an assistant coach. He has also been involved in franchise cricket as a fielding coach Indian Premier League (IPL) side Punjab Kings (formerly Kings XI Punjab).

Sridhar will start the programme with Sri Lanka's national team players and then engage with other squads, delivering fielding drills, skill-specific training sessions, and simulated match scenarios designed to replicate real-game conditions.

During his stay, Sridhar will work in close collaboration with the National, High Performance, and Club coaches under the guidance of Sri Lanka Cricket.

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