5 captains who went on to become coach of the same country

Marvan Atapattu

Atapattu was the first local coach of Sri Lanka in 15 years.

The right-handed opening batsman, who played for Sri Lanka from 1990 to 2007, made a solid combination at the top of the order with Sanath Jayasuriya, his more aggressive partner. Having compiled over 14,000 international runs, Atapattu provided his side consistent starts at the top. As the ninth Test captain of Sri Lanka, he led the side to 8 Test wins in 18 matches, as well as 37 ODI wins in 63 matches.

He started his international coaching career with assignments in Canada and Singapore, Made the batting coach post the 2011 World Cup, he rose through the ranks to become the head coach in 2014, the first local coach for the Sri Lankans in 15 years. However, after consecutive Test series defeats, he retired the very next year.