Thilan Samaraweera applies for India batting job – report

Former Sri Lankan batsman Thilan Samaraweera, who is working with the visiting New Zealand team as a batting consultant has applied for the same job with the Indian cricket board, it is learned here. According to the highly placed sources in the BCCI, Thilan Samaraweera is the only Sri Lankan player among more than a dozen worldwide players have applied for the post.