Sri Lanka Cricket announces Tim Boon as coach and high performance consultant a one-month deal for SL Women's

ANI May 15, 2025 212 views

Sri Lanka Cricket has brought in Tim Boon, former England U-19 coach, as a batting consultant for their women's and emerging teams. His one-month stint includes technical training for senior, A-team, and U-17 squads. This follows R Sridhar's fielding program, continuing SLC's trend of short-term foreign coaching hires. The move aims to elevate batting standards across national and club-level players.

"Technical and tactical sessions aimed at improving players' overall batting approach and individual performance." – Sri Lanka Cricket
New Delhi May 15: Sri Lanka Cricket has announced Tim Boon, who previously served as the head coach of Leicestershire and the England Under-19 team, as a coach and high-performance consultant on a one-month deal that begins on May 8, according to ESPNcricinfo.

Key Points

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Tim Boon to coach SL Women's and U-17 squads

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Work includes men's emerging team training

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Follows R Sridhar's fielding program

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Part of SLC's short-term foreign coach strategy

He will be serving as a batting consultant for the Sri Lanka Women's senior and A-team squad, and the Sri Lanka Under-17s, Boon, who was also England's team analyst under Duncan Fletcher during the 2005 Ashes victory, will also work with the men's emerging team.

His programme will include "technical and tactical sessions aimed at improving the players' overall batting approach and individual performance. His stint dovetails with that of R Sridhar, India's former fielding coach, who earlier this month conducted a "comprehensive 10-day fielding programme" for both top men's and women's cricketers in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) released a statement on Tuesday to announce that the specialised program will commence on May 7 and will involve men's and women's national squads, emerging squads, Premier Club players, and the National U19 team, and Women's 'A' team as well.

Sridhar is a BCCI Level 3 qualified coach and will bring a wealth of experience, having served as India's fielding coach across more than 300 international matches from 2014 to 2021.

It is a continuation of SLC's strategy of employing foreign coaches under short-term contracts. In an effort to improve batting standards, Rajasthan Royals' high performance director Zubin Bharucha ran a short program in 2024. In the previous ten years, Wasim Akram and Jonty Rhodes have also been brought in to lead brief fielding and bowling programs, respectively.

Reader Comments

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Rahul K.
Good to see Sri Lanka investing in their cricket infrastructure! Tim Boon has solid credentials and R Sridhar's experience with Team India will definitely help. Hope our neighbors improve their game - a strong SL team makes Asian cricket more competitive. 🇮🇳🤝🇱🇰
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Priya M.
Interesting move by SLC! But one month seems too short for any meaningful impact. Our BCCI should consider similar short-term specialist programs for emerging players too. Remember how Gary Kirsten's batting tips transformed our team?
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Arjun S.
Sri Lanka's women's cricket needs all the help it can get. They've been struggling lately. Hope Boon can bring some English discipline to their batting. Meanwhile, proud to see an Indian coach (Sridhar) being sought after by other nations!
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Sneha R.
Why are they focusing so much on foreign coaches? SL has produced legends like Sangakkara and Jayawardene - they should develop their own coaching talent! This seems like a quick-fix solution rather than long-term planning.
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Vikram J.
The 2005 Ashes connection is impressive! But I wonder if one month is enough time to implement changes. Cricket needs more South Asian solidarity - maybe India and SL can organize more bilateral coaching exchanges.
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Neha P.
As a women's cricket fan, I'm happy SL is giving attention to their women's team. Hope this inspires more girls in the subcontinent to take up cricket seriously. More competitive teams mean better tournaments like WPL can happen!

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