Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) sources said Pothas, who acted as Sri Lanka's national coach since July last year, wanted him appointed as assistant coach to Chandika Hathurusinghe. However, SLC refused to do so.
Apparently Angelo Mathews, who returned as the ODI and T20 skipper, did not see eye to eye with Pothas.
Pothas acted as the Head Coach when Graham Ford unexpectedly quit the Sri Lanka set up following the team's early exit at the Champions Trophy.
He was originally contracted as the fielding coach in 2016 and the two year contract will run out this year.