Dassanayake informed that he will be with CAN till Nepal's two List A matches of the ICC World Cricket League Championship against Papua New Guinea (PNG) slated for November 16 and 18."I submitted my resignation to CAN. The matches of the WCL against PNG in Dubai will be my last assignment with Nepal," said Dassanayake, who denied elaborating the reasons for stepping down. He, however, said it was his personal issue and looked forward to spend time with family. As per the contract, the coach must submit the resignation one month earlier.
"Dassanayake informed about his decision to CAN formally," said Koraila, who added that CAN will take further decision on Dassanayake's resignation during its board meeting.
CAN was dissatisfied with Dassanayake but was forced to extend his term for nearly six months (till December 31) on June 23 before the team left for Europe to participate in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifies and ICC World Cricket League Championship. Dassanayake had signed nearly sixth month's contract with CAN as his inital term was expiring on July 15. A year earlier in July, the the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) had also extended Dassanayake's stay in Nepal despite protests from CAN.
Dassanayake, who was being criticized for failing in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers held from July 9-26 in Scotland and Ireland, on Tuesday expressed his dissatisfaction regarding captainship saga of Nepali national team skipper Paras Khadka on his Facebook.
Dassanayake has been taken as successful coach of Nepal as he guided Nepal to maiden ICC Twenty20 finals (World Cup) held in Bangladesh last year. Nepal also earned T20I Status last year with team's extraordinary performances in the World Cup.
However, he failed to guide the team to the finals for next year's T20 World Cup to be held in India after finishing bottom in the Group A that consisted of seven teams during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers held in Scotland and Ireland from July 9-26.
The disastrous performances in the qualifiers also caused Nepal to loss its T20I status.
Dassanayake is also the man to guide Nepal from ICC World Cricket League Division 4 to Division 1.
Under Dassanayake's guidance Nepal claimed the titles of the Division 3 twice, last year and in 2013, and Division 4 in 2012. Nepal also shared the trophy of the ACC Elite Cup with host UAE in 2012.
However, Dassanayake had failed to guide Nepal in the finals of the 50-over World Cup as Nepal came ninth among the 10 participating nations in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers held in New Zealand last year.
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