With his performances as a head coach, he is very likely to be offered more opportunities in the coaching realm. However, the 44-year-old has asserted that he is not keen on taking up a full-time coaching position, as he looks to spend quality time with his family back home.

“Having done 18 years of international cricket as a player I don’t want to live out of a suitcase for 12 months of the year,” Jayawardene told Sky Sports. “This is a good challenge for me and it’s early days. I don’t do too many tournaments so that I have my personal time to spend back home with the family. I’m happy to help out as a consultant here and there (with Sri Lanka) but not on a full-time basis because I would not enjoy that personally.”

“I think you shouldn’t tinker too much, the product itself is pretty good,” Jayawardene said. “Personally, I love the new tactical onuses on two overs for a bowler, the new batsman has to come in and face, I think those kinds of things might even creep up to T20 cricket, even into World Cups.