Hashan Tillakaratne appointed Sri Lankan team's temporary batting coach for India series Hashan Tillakaratne appointed Sri Lankan team's temporary batting coach for India series Former Skipper Hashan Tillakaratne Has Been Appointed As The Temporary Batting Coach Of The Sri Lanka Team. Tillakaratne Had Started Working With The Senior Team Ahead Of The One-off Test Against Zimbabwe News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Gautam Lalotra | Updated on: 25 Jul 2017, 04:31:35 PM New Delhi: Former skipper Hashan Tillakaratne has been appointed as the temporary batting coach of the Sri Lanka team. Tillakaratne had started working with the senior team ahead of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe, Tillakaratne will as of now continue until the end of the India series before the board takes a call as to who will take over the role permanently.