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Sri Lanka's head cricket coach Chandika Hathurusingha is to be axed after his side's Cricket World Cup display. AFP
Sri Lanka's head cricket coach Chandika Hathurusingha is to be axed after his side's Cricket World Cup display. AFP
Sri Lanka coach Chandika Hathurusingha to be fired over Cricket World Cup performance
Country's sports minister demands action after side finished only sixth in England
Agence France Presse
19 July, 2019