DTVHINDIIt’s all a matter of confidence and trust: Sanath Jayasuriya is very happy to become full time head coach of Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya himself is one of the best batsmen in the world and now he has been entrusted with an important responsibility. Sanath Jayasuriya (Image Credit- Twitter After an excellent performance as the interim head coach of Sri Lanka, Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed as the full-time head coach of the team on 7 October. His contract will last till March 2026. Sanath Jayasuriya himself is one of the best batsmen in the world and now he has been entrusted with an important responsibility. Let us tell you that the performance of the Sri Lankan team in the T20 World Cup 2024 was very poor, after which Chris Silverwood resigned from his post. Only after this Sanath Jayasuriya was appointed Interim Coach. In this role, the Sri Lankan team performed very well and won the ODI series against India after 27 years, while the team also won the Test series against England. Recently, the Sri Lankan team defeated New Zealand 2-0 in the two-match Test series played in Galle. After being appointed full-time head coach, Sanath Jayasuriya revealed that he had built confidence and trust in the team and this was the secret of their success. According to Cricinfo, Sanath Jayasuriya said, ‘I always say that it is a matter of confidence and trust. I kept this environment in the team which was very important. I also say that a little bit of luck was also with us. You may work hard but sometimes luck also needs to be on your side. I will always play with the team that is best for Sri Lanka cricket: Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Jayasuriya further said, ‘Talking is the easiest thing for me. If any player has any problem, he can come to me and tell me and I will try to fix it. All the players of Sri Lankan cricket have this confidence and they know what style of cricket they have to play. Being a local coach, this is my responsibility and no one is my favorite player. I will always play with this team which will be the best for Sri Lankan cricket. I know that it is not so easy to get the role of local coach after me and I have to fulfill this responsibility well. IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad can retain these 6 players Rishabh Pant turns 27, take a look at his special records in cricket- The bowler who took the most wickets for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- The batsman who scored the most runs for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans can retain these 6 players
Sanath Jayasuriya is very happy with Sri Lanka’s win against England, the legend made a big comparison with the 1998 The Oval Test win
The Sri Lankan team won by 8 wickets against England in the third and final match of the three-match Test series. Sanath Jayasuriya (Image Credit- Twitter X) There have been many memorable moments in the history of Sri Lankan cricket which all cricket fans have not been able to forget till date. One of these is the victory of the Sri Lankan team against England at The Oval in 1998. In this match, the explosive opening batsman of the Sri Lankan team at that time, Sanath Jayasuriya, played an important innings of 213 runs in 278 balls in the first innings by batting explosively. Recently, the Sri Lankan team won by 8 wickets against England in the third and final match of the three-match Test series. Sri Lankan team’s interim coach Sanath Jayasuriya, after winning this match, compared the victory of The Oval Test of 1998 and 2024. Let us tell you that the conditions of the match that Sri Lanka won against England at this venue were quite different at that time. However, Sri Lanka won on a green track in cold and cloudy weather. After winning the third and final Test against England in 2024, Sanath Jayasuriya said, according to ESPNcricinfo, ’27 years ago we won there under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga. Muttiah Muralitharan got 16 wickets there and I scored a double century. Aravinda de Silva scored 150 runs. The Oval is a place we can never forget. But the conditions where these players played were completely different.’ Credit for this victory goes to all the players: Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Jayasuriya further said, ‘It was a very difficult situation because the grass was different and the weather was also in the host’s favour. The credit for this victory goes to all the players. The fielders did very good fielding and the batsmen did their job well in the second innings.’ Talking about the match, in the third Test, England scored 325 runs after losing all wickets in their first innings, in response to which Sri Lanka was all out for 263 runs in their first innings. After this, the host failed to bat well in their second innings and were all out for 156 runs. Sri Lanka achieved the target of 219 runs by losing two wickets. Even though Sri Lanka won the third Test, England won this Test series 2-1. Batsmen who hit the most sixes for India in the death overs of T20I Batsmen who scored the fastest T20 century for Australia- Mushir Khan broke Sachin Tendulkar’s 33 year old record Wicketkeepers with most Man of the Match awards for India 7 expensive watches of Hardik Pandya and their prices, know here- Virat Kohli has earned more than 8 billion rupees in the last 12 months List of teams scoring the most runs in the power play of T20- Rahul Dravid became rich after becoming the head coach of Rajasthan Royals These 5 Indian cricketers pay the highest tax, you will be shocked to know the amount Haris Rauf’s wife is extremely beautiful,…
After India, Sri Lankan team is going to defeat this country, will it be able to write another new history?
The 3-match Test series between Sri Lanka and England will start from August 21 and will be played till September 10. Sri Lanka Team Left for England (Source Test Series: After defeating India 2-0 in the ODI series, the Sri Lankan team has left for England with its new head coach Sanath Jayasuriya. Let us tell you that a 3-match Test series is to be played between the two teams which is being hosted by England. This Test series is very important in view of the World Test Championship. Talking about the last series of both the teams, Sri Lanka played T20 and ODI series with India in which it lost 0-3 in T20 and won 2-0 in ODI series. At the same time, England defeated West Indies 3-0 in their home and they will enter the field against Sri Lanka with full confidence. Let’s see the schedule of all three matches- England vs Sri Lanka Test Series Schedule 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (August 21-25) Summer Olympics: Lord’s, London (August 29 – September 2) 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭: Kennington Oval, London (September 6-10) England and Sri Lanka position in WTC standings After their 3-0 win over the West Indies last month, England are sixth in the World Test Championship points table with six wins and as many losses. Their PCT is 36.54%. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka are fourth with a PCT of 50%. They have two wins and as many losses. Sri Lanka registered a 2-0 series win over Bangladesh earlier this year. England vs Sri Lanka Head to Head in Test So far 36 Test matches have been played between England and Sri Lanka. Out of these 36 matches, England has won 17 while Sri Lanka has emerged victorious 8 times and 11 matches have been drawn. On home ground, the British team has registered eight wins and three losses (7 draws) against Sri Lanka. England last lost a Test against Sri Lanka in Leeds in 2014. Since that defeat, England have registered seven wins and two draws against Sri Lanka in Tests. Looking at the statistics, it is clear that this Test series is going to be very difficult for Sri Lanka against a team like England. But after defeating India recently, the Sri Lankan team can also create problems for England. In such a situation, this series will be like the beginning of a new era for the Lankan team. pic.twitter.com/4V17ss57kx — CricTracker (@Cricketracker) August 11, 2024 England vs Sri Lanka Full Squad Sri Lanka Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (vice-captain), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Nisala Tharaka, Prabhath Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay and Milan Rathnayake. England Ben Stokes (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Olly Stone, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood.
“The whole country must have seen what we did…”- Sanath Jayasuriya’s statement after winning the ODI series against India
Sri Lanka defeated India by 110 runs in the third ODI and won the series 2-0. Sanath Jayasuriya and Charith Asalanka (Photo Source: Getty Images) Sri Lanka cricket team has created history by defeating India 2-0 in the three-match ODI series. The team has won the ODI bilateral series against India after 27 years. India last lost the ODI series against Sri Lanka in 1997. Let us tell you, Sanath Jayasuriya, who is currently the head coach of the Sri Lankan team, was the player of the series at that time. The victory against India is very special for Sanath Jayasuriya in every way. After the victory, Jayasuriya said that he was happy to be a part of Sri Lanka’s dressing room in the last two ODI series victories against India and he also praised the players a lot. Sanath Jayasuriya is overjoyed after the victory According to Cricbuzz, after the ODI series win against India, Sanath Jayasuriya said, It was a long wait because I played that series in 1997 and a lot of runs were scored in that series. That was the last series we won against India. 27 years later I am part of the team and I am very happy to be part of these boys. They are a very good group of players and talented and the whole country must have seen what we can do. We played well in the T20 series too- Jayasuriya Sri Lanka had to face a 0-3 defeat in the T20 series against India. But the team made a strong comeback in the ODI series and kept the pressure on Team India right from the first match. Sanath Jayasuriya further said, The boys have gone through a very tough time. We played well during the T20 series as well, but the result was not what was expected. When we came back to Colombo, the players realised what went wrong and started playing well. Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga was ruled out due to injury during the first ODI. After which the team’s problems seemed to be increasing. But Jeffrey Vandersay replaced Hasaranga in the next two matches and played brilliantly. Jeffrey Vandersay took 6 wickets in the second ODI. Sanath Jayasuriya also praised Vandersay’s performance in the series.
Sanath Jayasuriya praised the skills of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jaspreet Bumrah, gave a big statement
Jaiswal is considered to be the future of Team India. Sanath Jayasuriya, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jasprit Bumrah (Image Credit- Twitter/X) Former Sri Lankan cricket team opener and current team’s interim head coach Sanath Jayasuriya has made a big statement about Indian team’s young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and experienced fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah. In his statement, Jayasuriya has talked about various aspects of Jaiswal’s game and said that the Indian cricket team has done a great job by investing in him. Also, Jayasuriya says that bowlers like Bumrah are successful because of their open-mindedness. Sanath Jayasuriya made a big statement about Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jaspreet Bumrah Let us tell you that in a recent interview with The Times of India, Jayasuriya said about 22-year-old young player Yashasvi Jaiswal – Jaiswal is another big talent of the Indian team. He has the passion and desire to perform well and he is working very hard to do so. He has made sacrifices and he is a dedicated kid. Therefore, he is performing. I have heard about one skill of his and it is quite impressive for him. Recently I did a session with Zubin (Bharucha), his performance director at Rajasthan Royals, and he told me how hard Jaiswal works. Jayasuriya further said about Jasprit Bumrah- He (Bumrah) is a unique bowler. We need to respect him and his skills. On his day, you will need to respect him, but then there are days when he does not live up to expectations, on those days you need to take advantage of him. Bowlers like him are at the top because their thinking is clear, they do what they want to do.
Sanath Jayasuriya appointed as the head coach of the team for the India tour, a big challenge for Gautam Gambhir!
Former opener Sanath Jayasuriya was appointed as the interim head coach of the Sri Lanka national team on Monday, July 08. Sanath Jayasuriya (Image Credit- Twitter X) Team India is on a tour of Zimbabwe for a 5-match T20 series. The head coach of the team for this tour is VVS Laxman. After this, the team will leave for the Sri Lanka tour. The three-match T20 series will be played from July 27 to July 30 in the Sri Lanka tour. After which the ODI series will be played from August 2 to August 7. The BCCI secretary has announced that the head coach of India will be announced before the Sri Lanka tour. There is every possibility that Gautam Gambhir will take over as the head coach of Team India. Let us tell you that Gautam Gambhir is going to face a big challenge in Team India’s first outing as a coach. Sri Lanka appointed Sanath Jayasuriya as the head coach of the team Former opener Sanath Jayasuriya was appointed as the interim head coach of the Sri Lanka national team on Monday, July 08. Jayasuriya said on Monday that he was approached by the board to replace Chris Silverwood, who stepped down after the T20 World Cup in the USA. Sanath Jayasuriya has previously served as the national team selector. He will now begin his tenure as coach after the end of the current Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024 season. He is set to take charge of the team for the limited-overs series against India in July-August and the tour of England at the end of the month. Sanath Jayasuriya has abundant international experience and his close association with the Sri Lanka cricket team will hold him in good stead. Jayasuriya has represented Sri Lanka 586 times in all three formats of the game, scoring 42 centuries and taking 440 wickets. He played his last international match in 2011. In such a situation, this series is no less than a challenge for Gautam Gambhir. The Sri Lankan team under Jayasuriya’s coaching will be very dangerous.
