da mrbet： Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya hopes that coach Dav Whatmore willconsider extending his contract which expires at the end of May
CricInfo20-Mar-2003Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya hopes that coach Dav Whatmore willconsider extending his contract which expires at the end of May.Whatmore, who was appointed in 1999 for a second stint in charge, hasconfirmed that he will discuss his future with the Sri Lanka Cricket Boardshortly.There had been speculation that cricket officials had approached severalalternative coaches, including former South Africa coach Bob Woolmer, formerSouth Africa captain Keppler Wessels and former New Zealand coach SteveRixon.However, Jayasuriya wants Whatmore to stay in charge as Sri Lanka lookforward to a tough year ahead with Test series against New Zealand, WestIndies and England.”Dav has been very good for the boys,” said Jayasuriya. “We won the 1996 finals with him and have done well again since he came back in 1999.””He has been doing a good job and has been there for a long time.”Whatmore, who is yet to publicly confirm a willingness to extend hiscontract, hopes to have discussions with the Cricket Board after he returnsfrom South Africa on Friday morning.”I am contracted until the end of May and any decision regarding my personalfuture will be made with the cricket board after the tournament,” he said.”There are still some challenges there but it is a case of communicationsand dialogue after this tournament.”