Lewis to take over from Samaraweera as Lanka batting coach

LONDON, Dec 13 (ANI): Former English cricketer Jon Lewis has been appointed as the batting coach of the Sri Lanka cricket team.

The 48-year-old, who will be replacing Thilan Samaraweera for the position, will take over the post after the conclusion of their upcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand.

According to the contract, Lewis will be at the helm of the team till the end of the 2019 cricket World Cup.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) CEO Ashley de Silva hoped that the newly-appointed coach would bring the much-required impetus to their batting.

"With his expertise and experience, I believe, Lewis will be able to bring in the required impetus to our batting, which needs stability," ESPNcricinfo quoted Silva, as saying.