Sri Lanka has appointed former English batsman Ian Bell as batting coach for the England tour starting on August 21. He will remain with the team till the end of the tour. Sri Lanka Cricket said that Ian Bell will join the team from August 16, and will remain with the team till the end of the three-Test series.

Let us tell you, for a long time there were reports that before the England tour, the Sri Lanka Cricket Board could appoint an experienced player as its batting coach. Now before the start of this tour, the team has entrusted this important responsibility to Ian Bell. Talking about Ian Bell, he is a very experienced player and is also counted among the best batsmen in the world.

Sri Lanka Cricket Board CEO Ashley de Silva said, ‘We have appointed Ian so that the players can get important information about the conditions there. Ian has a lot of experience of playing in England and we believe that his input will help our team in this important tour.’

This series is important for both teams in terms of the World Test Championship 2023-25. Sri Lanka (50 points) are fourth in the WTC points table, while England (36.54 points) are sixth.

Ian Bell has been given an important responsibility

Let us tell you, Ian Bell has scored 7,727 runs in 205 Test innings while playing for England at an excellent average of 42.69. He has 25 half-centuries and 15 centuries to his name. Ian Bell’s performance has also been very good in first class and he has scored more than 20,000 runs in 524 innings.

The best thing about Ian Bell is that he knows the conditions of England very well and Sri Lanka will benefit a lot from this. Recently, Sri Lanka won the ODI series against India by 2-0.