in Nepal where the team finished third in the group stage and remained in division 5 for 2012 World League. In April 2011, after the World Cup, Atapattu was named as the batting coach of Sri Lankan national team and joined interim coach Stuart Law, Champaka Ramanayake and Ruwan Kalpage for the tour of England. Meanwhile, he was considered for the head coach job of the team, which eventually went to Paul Farbrace, in 2013. Atapattu was promoted to the post of an assistant coach. Following Farbrace's early unexpected exit in 2014, he was appointed as interim head coach of the team. During this period, Sri Lanka won its first Test series in England in 16 years, with a 1–0 win in its 2014 tour. He officially took over as head coach in September 2014, and was the team's first local coach in 15 years. A 5–2 ODI series win during England's 2014 tour of Sri Lanka was the only series win for Sri Lanka after he formally took over. After consecutive Test series defeats against India and Pakistan, he resigned in September 2015. Personal life Atapattu is married to Neluni Atapattu, a Sri Lankan Chartered Accountant by profession. Marvan and Neluni have two daughters. See also List of Sri Lanka national cricket captains Ananda-Nalanda References External links 1970 births Living people Alumni of Ananda College Basnahira South cricketers Sinhalese Sports Club cricketers Sri Lanka Test cricket captains Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers Sri Lanka Test cricketers Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers Sri Lankan cricketers Delhi Giants cricketers Alumni of Mahinda College Ruhuna cricketers Bangladesh Premier League coaches Sri Lankan cricket coaches Coaches of the Sri Lanka national cricket team Coaches of the Singapore national cricket team Deshabandu