Former New Zealand coach Steve Rixon has joined the race to fill the vacancy with the Sri Lanka national team.The 53-year-old is to be interviewed for the job next week.
He has been short-listed along with Terry Oliver and Trevor Bayliss, the coaches of Australian state sides Queensland and New South Wales.
Confirming Rixon's inclusion, Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Kangadaran Madivanan said: "We hope to finalise everything before the end of the month."
He added: "We are very hopeful will have the right candidate with the required credentials to take on the job."
Sri Lanka have been looking for a new coach since Tom Moody resigned last month and Rixon, who was also recently linked with Pakistan, has an edge in experience on his rivals.
A former wicket-keeper, he played 13 Tests and six one-day internationals for Australia before turning to coaching with New South Wales in the late 1980s.
He was appointed by New Zealand in 1996 and was in charge for three years before returning home for a second spell with New South Wales.
His most recent coaching appointment was with English county side Surrey and he spent two seasons at The Oval before leaving at the end of the 2005 season.
Sri Lanka have shown a preference for Australian coaches in the past, with Dav Whatmore, Bruce Yardley and John Dyson all doing the job before Moody.
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