Former Sri Lankan cricketer and coach Muthumudalige Pushpakumara has taken up the role of Coach of the China National Cricket Team.

Sharing photographs on social media, he said: “Honoured to step onto the field with the China National Cricket Team for the first time.”

He was seen engaging in discussions with officials and the team at Zhejiang University of Science and Technology in Hangzhou, China.

All-rounder Pushpakumara, 44, represented Sri Lanka in three ODIs and in a single T20I from 2009 to 2010, but struggled to nail down a permanent slot in the national team due to the emergence of former Captain Angelo Mathews.