UAE Desert Cubs coach keen to mentor youth at national level
A former Sri Lanka fast bowler KG Priyantha has ambitions of coaching at national level after building a successful career as a mentor for youngsters at a leading academy in the UAE.
Priyantha has been in the coaching staff of Desert Cubs Cricket Academy (DCCA) founded by another former Sri Lanka international Presley Polonnowita for the past six years.
“I’m doing coaching like not like a job. I love to teach young cricketers to help reach a good standard. In future I want to go to an associate nation and coach juniors from the age of 19. I love coaching juniors because I want them to have a good foundation,” said Priyantha, 48, who has handled children between age 5 and 19 and is the under 11 coach at DCCA..---------->More News