Michael de Zoysa (Sinhala: මෛකල් ඩි සොය්සා) (30 September 1946 – 29 September 2019) was a Sri Lankan cricketer, who served as the administrator of Sri Lanka Cricket and a veteran in the Ceylon Tea industry.[1] He also served as secretary of the Singhalese Sports Club and worked as a chief manager of the Sri Lanka national cricket team.[2]
Michael de Zoysa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 September 1946 |
| Died | 29 September 2019 (aged 72) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Employer | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Known for | Former secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Relatives | Sir Francis de Zoysa (grandfather) Lucien de Zoysa (father) Richard de Zoysa (brother) |
De Zoysa became the manager of the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2013 succeeding Charith Senanayake and served for a two-year term until 2015.[3][4] During his tenure, Sri Lanka notably won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 before his assignment as team manager being ended on 10 April 2015.[5]
He died on 29 September 2019 due to an illness a day before his 73rd birthday. Prior to his death, he served as the head of the advisory committee of Sri Lanka Cricket.[6] The Sri Lankan cricket team players wore black armbands as a tribute to him during the second ODI of the Sri Lanka v Pakistan ODI series which was held on 30 September 2019.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket faces issue on weak first class structure". PressReader. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Kumarasinghe, Chathura (2019-09-30). "Michael De Zoysa no more". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ "De Zoysa appointed Sri Lanka team manager". The Hindu. PTI. 2013-02-11. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ "Michael de Zoysa appointed Sri Lanka manager; Charith Senanayake sacked". Cricket Country. Press Trust of India. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ "Michael de Zoysa's term as team manager successfully ended". island.lk. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ "Michael De Zoysa no more | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ "Sunday Times - Sri Lankan cricketers to wear black arm band to honour Michael De Zoysa". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
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