SportGraham Ford who stepped down as Sri Lanka coach, ending his second tenure with the side after 15 months said that he was ‘devastated’ at the circumstances which led to his resignation. “I was devastated when things did not work out for me at SLC,” said Ford from South Africa. Sri Lanka failed to reach the semi-finals of the tournament after losing to eventual winner Pakistan in their must-win group game. However Ford admitted that his personal opinion did differ on certain issues with those of Sri Lanka Cricket. India beat Sri Lanka by 304 runs in Galle and recorded an innings an 53-run in the second match at the SSC last Sunday.

Source: Sunday Times August 13, 2017 05:03 UTC