5 great international cricketers who went on to become selectors

#1 Sanath Jayasuriya

Jayasuriya served two terms as chairman of selectors.

Sanath Jayasuriya was one of the batsmen who redefined the art of batting in the powerplay. He used to take the attack to the opposition and put the bowlers under a lot of pressure. The opener combined his attacking batting with more than useful left-arm spin.

Jayasuriya played 110 Tests and scored almost 7000 runs at an average of 40.07.

In ODIs, he played 445 games and amassed 13430 runs and also struck 42 international tons (28 ODI tons and 14 Test tons).

Jayasuriya had two stints as the chairman of selectors. First, he was appointed as the head of the selectors in January 2013 which last for a couple of years.

During this period, Sri Lanka reached the semi-final of the Champions Trophy in 2013, won the Asia Cup in 2014 and won the 2014 World T20.

However, after Sri Lanka were whitewashed against India in 2014 (5-0 in ODIs) and a World Cup failure, Jayasuriya quit the job.

But after the 2016 World T20, he was at the helm again. But this time, Sri Lanka were going through a transition as the stalwarts (like Sangakkara and Jayawardene) had retired. He remained chairman of selectors until September 2017.