Tom Moody is getting ‘very expensive’ for Sri Lanka Cricket Board, will cut leaves before T20 World Cup!

Former Australian cricketer Tom Moody is going to step down as Sri Lanka’s director of cricket. Officials of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) said on Monday that Moody’s card could be cut a few weeks before the T20 World Cup. SLC secretary Mohan de Silva told AFP that Moody’s three-year contract, 56, was being terminated by “mutual agreement”. At the same time, a source said on the condition of anonymity that Tom Moody is costing SLC very expensive. And the board cannot pay his fees in the coming time.

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Tom Moody will part ways by the end of this month or before the start of the T20 World Cup in Australia next month

“We also feel that we need a person who is easily available. Who can spend more time in Sri Lanka,” the source said. The source further added that Tom Moody will part ways by the end of this month or before the start of the T20 World Cup in Australia next month. It is known that the T20 World Cup 2022 will start on 16 October. And the final will be played on 13 November. Sri Lanka has announced its team for the World Cup, which is headed by Dasun Shanaka.

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Moody, the former head coach of Sri Lanka, was appointed director of cricket in February last year. He was entrusted with this responsibility keeping in view the T20 World Cup 2022 and ODI World Cup 2023. There has been no comment from Tom Moody about stepping down at this time. By the way, he said last month that he would take over as the Director of Cricket at the Desert Vipers in the United Arab Emirates’ international league T20.

Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup 2022 title earlier this month under Moody

Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup 2022 title earlier this month under Tom Moody. And beat Pakistan by 23 runs in the final. Significantly, as Director of Cricket, Moody was also in controversies. He created a performance-based pay structure, which was opposed by the national team. However, the players could not resist for long and were finally forced to accept the verdict.