Pubudu Dassanayake - Episode 35: Stars & Stripes Cricket Podcast presented by DreamCricket

Pubudu Dassanayake, the current head coach of Nepal and former head coach of both USA and Canada, comes on the podcast ahead of the 2022 Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier in Oman which starts on February 18. Nepal is one of eight teams participating in the split qualifier, with USA taking part in the corresponding eight-team qualifier draw in Zimbabwe later this year. Dassanayake talks about growing up in Sri Lanka and playing international cricket for his home country, the decision to migrate to Canada and how that impacted his future career as a coach starting with Canada in 2007, the highs and lows of his first stint with Nepal, taking on the USA role in 2016 where he led USA to ODI status in 2019 but a tenure that was not without its share of controversial moments including his dramatic resignation, and then his return to Nepal for a second stint in charge taking over in December 2021. This is a must listen episode to hear one of the iconic coaching figures in Associate cricket share his story.