28 Facts About Dav Whatmore

Davenell Frederick Whatmore was born on 16 March 1954 and is a Sri Lanka born Australian cricket coach and former cricketer.

Since the 1990s, Dav Whatmore has coached several national cricket teams including the Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal.

Dav Whatmore was the head coach of Sri Lanka when Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup in 1996, and when Sri Lanka was one of the dual-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, along with India.

Dav Whatmore served as the coach of the Zimbabwe team before being sacked for poor performances in 2016 ICC World Twenty20.

Dav Whatmore was born in Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon and was educated at Royal College, Colombo.

Dav Whatmore 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.

Dav Whatmore 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.

Dav Whatmore impressed in his first test, top scoring in Australia's first innings with 43.

Dav Whatmore had to open in the second innings when Graeme Wood was unfit but only scored 15.

Dav Whatmore was picked in the Australian squad for the 1979 World Cup.

Dav Whatmore was selected in the side that toured India in 1979.

Dav Whatmore was dropped for the second test but 60 in a tour game saw him back in the team for the third test.

Dav Whatmore made 14 and 33, the latter Australia's top score in the second innings.

However, in the fifth test Dav Whatmore made 4 and 4 and in the 6th 6 and 0.

When Dav Whatmore returned to Australia the World Series Cricket players had been readmitted to first class cricket and Dav Whatmore lost his test place.

Dav Whatmore coached Sri Lanka in two separate spells, during the first of which he won the 1996 Cricket World Cup.

Dav Whatmore coached them to their first Test match victory early in 2005.

Dav Whatmore announced his resignation from the Bangladeshi team after the conclusion of their matches at the 2007 World Cup.

Since Shastri declared that he was not interested in the job long-term, Dav Whatmore was considered as a strong contender for the role of coach.

Dav Whatmore was then appointed as the Director of the National Cricket Academy in 2007 and later took charge of the India under-19 team, which would go on to win the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia with Virat Kohli leading the team.

Dav Whatmore was one of the three men interviewed by the Pakistan Cricket Board for the coaching job of the national team, but Geoff Lawson was preferred for the job after former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga suggested to the PCB that they not choose Dav Whatmore for the job.

Dav Whatmore had problems with Ranatunga in the past while he was the coach of the Sri Lankan national team and both of them used to speak against each other quite frequently in the media.

Dav Whatmore was the coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders team from 2010 to 2011.

Dav Whatmore's first assignment was a successful one as Pakistan lifted the Asia Cup after beating Bangladesh in the Final.

Dav Whatmore left the coaching position when his contract ended in 2014.

On 30 December 2014, Dav Whatmore was appointed as head coach by the Zimbabwe Cricket Board.

Dav Whatmore was sacked on 31 May 2016 with 9 months remaining on his contract.

Dav Whatmore was credited for creating a long-standing impact on Kerala cricket.