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Dav Whatmore
Davenell Frederick Whatmore (born 16 March 1954) is a Sri Lanka born Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. A right-handed batsman, Whatmore played seven Test cricket, Test matches for Australia national cricket team, Australia in 1979, and one One Day International in 1980. At first-class cricket, first-class level, he scored over 6,000 runs for Victoria cricket team, Victoria. Since the 1990s, Whatmore has coached several national cricket teams including the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh national cricket team, Bangladesh, Pakistan national cricket team, Pakistan and Nepal national cricket team, Nepal. He was the head coach of Sri Lanka national cricket team, Sri Lanka when Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup in 1996, and when Sri Lanka was one of the dual-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, along with India. He also served as the coach of the Zimbabwe national cricket team, Zimbabwe team before being sacked for poor performances in 2016 I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombo
Colombo, ( ; , ; , ), is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. The Colombo metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 within the municipal limits. It is the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is situated within the Colombo metro area. It is also the administrative capital of the Western Province and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life, colonial buildings and monuments. It was made the capital of the island when Sri Lanka was ceded to the British Empire in 1815, retaining its capital status when Sri Lanka gained independence in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
