Michael de Zoysa | |
Birth Date: | 30 September 1946 |
Birth Place: | Colombo, British Ceylon |
Death Place: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
Employer: | Sri Lanka Cricket |
Known For: | Former secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket |
Relatives: | Sir Francis de Zoysa (grandfather) Lucien de Zoysa (father) Richard de Zoysa (brother) |
Michael de Zoysa (si|මෛකල් ඩි සොය්සා) (30 September 1946 - 29 September 2019) was a Sri Lankan cricketer, who served as the administrator of Sri Lanka Cricket and a veteran in the Ceylon Tea industry.[1] He also served as secretary of the Singhalese Sports Club and worked as a chief manager of the Sri Lanka national cricket team.[2]
De Zoysa became the manager of the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2013 succeeding Charith Senanayake and served for a two-year term until 2015.[3] [4] During his tenure, Sri Lanka notably won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 before his assignment as team manager being ended on 10 April 2015.[5]
He died on 29 September 2019 due to an illness a day before his 73rd birthday. Prior to his death, he served as the head of the advisory committee of Sri Lanka Cricket.[6] The Sri Lankan cricket team players wore black armbands as a tribute to him during the second ODI of the Sri Lanka v Pakistan ODI series which was held on 30 September 2019.[7]