Davenell Frederick Whatmore (born 16 March 1954) is a Sri Lanka born Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. A right-handed batsman, Whatmore played seven Test matches for Australia in 1979, and one One Day International in 1980. At first-class level, he scored over 6,000 runs for Victoria. Since the 1990s, Whatmore has coached several national cricket teams including the Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan. He was the Head coach of Sri Lanka when Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup in 1996. He also served as the coach of the Zimbabwe team before being sacked for poor performances in 2016 ICC World Twenty20 .Currently he is the head coach of Nepal Cricket team. Early life Whatmore was born in Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) and was educated at Royal College, Colombo. He and his family migrated to Australia in 1962. Thereafter he lived in Mentone, a suburb of Melbourne and studied at Mentone Grammar School. Playing career Whatmore made his first class debut in 1975–76 touring South Africa with a Derek Robins XI. He debuted for Victoria at the end of that summer and in the next season became an important part of the Victorian team, being appointed vice captain under Graham Yallop. Whatmore's first century came against South Australia which he followed with one against New South Wales. Whatmore started the 1978–79 domestic season slowly, but eventually found form and became one of the most successful batsman that season. He also had to captain Victoria when Yallop was absent due to test duty, and played a vital role in the state winning the Sheffield Shield that summer. International career A century against Queensland late in the season saw him selected in the Australian team to play Pakistan, replacing Peter Toohey. Whatmore impressed in his first test, top scoring in Australia's first innings with 43. He had to open in the second innings when Graeme Wood was unfit but only scored 15. Whatmore was picked in the Australian squad for the 1979 World Cup. He was also selected in the side that toured India in 1979. Whatmore's main challenger for a position in the side appears to have been Graeme Wood. Illness to Rick Darling saw both selected – Whatmore scored 20 and 8. Whatmore was dropped for the second test but 60 in a tour game saw him back in the team for the third