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Sep 30, 1946 Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka Died on 29 Sep 2019 (aged 72) Libra
Michael De Zoysa - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Michael De Zoysa
- Michael de Zoysa (Sinhala: ????? ?? ??????) (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.
- He also served as secretary of the Singhalese Sports Club and worked as a chief manager of the Sri Lanka national cricket team.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.
- During his tenure, Sri Lanka notably won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 before his assignment as team manager being ended on 10 April 2015.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.
- 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.
