batsman
| Full name: | Ian Ronald Bell |
| Nationality: | England |
| Batting style: | right handed batsman |
| Bowling Style: | right arm medium |
| League | Test | Odi | T20i | First class | List a | T20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 118 | 161 | 8 | 312 | 318 | 107 |
| Innings | 6 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 56 | 10 |
| Overs | 18.0 | 14.4 | 0 | 479.1 | 215.0 | 22.0 |
| Balls | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maidens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 8 | 0 |
| Runs | 76 | 88 | 0 | 1615 | 1138 | 186 |
| Wickets | 1 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 33 | 3 |
| Avg | 76 | 14.66 | 0 | 34.36 | 34.48 | 62 |
| SR | 108 | 14.66 | 0 | 61.17 | 39.09 | 44 |
| Eco | 4.22 | 6 | 0 | 3.37 | 5.29 | 8.45 |
| BB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 4w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League | Test | Odi | T20i | First class | List a | T20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 118 | 161 | 8 | 312 | 318 | 107 |
| Innings | 205 | 157 | 8 | 524 | 301 | 103 |
| Not outs | 24 | 14 | 1 | 55 | 31 | 12 |
| Runs | 7727 | 5416 | 188 | 20440 | 11130 | 2790 |
| Balls Faced | 15622 | 7019 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 2248 |
| Avg | 42.69 | 37.87 | 26.85 | 43.58 | 41.22 | 30.65 |
| SR | 49.46 | 77.16 | 115.33 | 0 | 0 | 124.11 |
| Fours | 919 | 525 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| Fifties | 46 | 35 | 1 | 105 | 79 | 18 |
| Sixies | 39 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Highest | 235 | 141 | 60 | 262 | 158 | 131 |
| Hundreds | 22 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 13 | 1 |
Former England Batter Ian Bell has been roped in as Sri Lanka’s batting Coach for the Three-Match Test series against England. The Sri Lanka Cricket Board announced that the 42-year-old will begin working with the team on August 16 and will remain with the squad until the series concludes.
