Aaqib Javed appointed as Sri Lanka bowling coach 

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) appointed former Pakistan pace bowler Aaqib Javed as the national team's fast bowling coach on 16 March (Saturday).

Javed will start in his new role with immediate effect and work until the end of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA in June 2024.

Sri Lanka's newly appointed coach has played 163 ODIs and 22 test matches for Pakistan, picking 236 international wickets. Javed was also a member of Pakistan's 1992 World Cup-winning team.

The CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket Ashley De Silva expressed Javed's experience will help their bowlers get 'into good shape' ahead of the highly-anticipated T20 World Cup.