Marvan Atapattu resigned as Head Coach of the Sri Lanka Cricket Team, a media release by Sri Lanka Cricket said this afternoon.

Atapattu was appointed to this position in October 2014. He served as the Batting Coach to the team from 2011 and replaced Paul Farbrace in April 2014 as Interim Head Coach for a brief period.

The high point of his career as coach was the series victory against England in England in May/June 2014, when the Sri Lanka Cricket Team excelled in all departments of the game to gain that coveted triumph.

Atapattu's resignation comes following the series defeat to India in Sri Lanka. India defeated Sri Lanka 2-1 in the Test series which ended recently.