DTVHINDIBan vs SL: Preview of 3rd ODI here
So far, two matches have been played between the two teams and both have won 1-1. Bangladesh Cricket Team (Pic Source-Twitter) Currently a three-match ODI series is being played between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. So far, two matches have been played between the two teams and both have won 1-1. Now the third and final ODI match between these two teams will be played on March 18 in Chattogram. Talking about the ODI series, the first match was won by Bangladesh while the second was won by Sri Lanka. In the second match, all the players from Sri Lanka performed very well and played an important role in the victory of their team. Now the third match is going to be very important for both the teams. Both the teams would like to win this third ODI. Zahoor Ahmed Choudhary Stadium Pitch Report: The pitch is completely flat but there is some crack in it and this can help the spinners a lot. Batsmen will have to bat with patience here. Spinners will get a lot of help in the middle overs. The average score of the first innings here is 226. If both the teams want to win this match then both batting and bowling will have to be done very well here. Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Probable Playing XI: Bangladesh: Bangladesh could have easily won the second ODI but the team’s bowlers could not bowl well in the middle overs and that is why the hosts had to face defeat in the second ODI. Liton Das has been released to play in the Dhaka Premier League and Zaker Ali has been included in the team in his place. Probable Playing XI: Soumya Sarkar, Nazmul Hussain Shanto (captain), Tauheed Hridoy, Zaker Ali, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicketkeeper), Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzeem Hasan Saqib. Sri Lanka: Matheesha Pathirana has been ruled out of the ODI series due to injury. However, Sri Lanka has suffered another major setback. Dilshan Madhushanka also got injured during the second ODI and he has also been ruled out of this tour. All-rounder Kamindu Mendis can be included in the team in the third ODI. Probable Playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (captain), Sadira Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Zenith Liyanage, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Vellalage, Pramod Madushan, Lahiru Kumara. Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Head to Head Record in ODI: So far, 55 matches have been played between the two teams in which Bangladesh has won 11 while Sri Lanka has won 43. 18 matches have been drawn. Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, broadcast details This match will start on March 18 at 9:30 am Indian time. Livestreaming of this match will be done in Fancode app. These 5 bowlers have hit the most sixes in IPL 5 most hated players in IPL 2024 5 legendary players of world cricket who played in IPL 2023, but will not play in IPL 2024 See the list of one weak player from each team in IPL 2024 How Rohit Sharma…
Dilshan Madhushanka out of remaining matches of Bangladesh tour due to injury
Dilshan Madhushanka got injured while bowling during the second ODI and was not seen back in the field after that. Dilshan Madushanka (Image Credit- Twitter) Bangladesh team is playing ODI series against Sri Lanka. So far, two ODI matches have been played between the two teams and both have won 1-1. Now the third and final ODI match between these two teams will be played on March 18. However, the Sri Lankan team has suffered a big setback before this match. Brilliant fast bowler Dilshan Madhushanka has been completely ruled out of the remaining tour due to a hamstring injury. Let us tell you, Dilshan Madhushanka got injured while bowling during the second ODI and after that he was not seen back in the field. Dilshan Madhushanka took 2 wickets for 30 runs in 6.4 overs. Sri Lanka Cricket has issued a statement in which they have said, ‘Dilshan Madhushanka will not participate in the remaining tour. He now has to start his rehabilitation work. Dilshan Madhushanka had injured his hamstring during the second ODI and we have found the same in the scan. Mumbai Indians may also face a big blow in the Indian Premier League 2024 Let us tell you, Dilshan Madhushanka will be seen playing for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2024. This fantastic tournament is starting from 22nd March. However, Dilshan Madhushanka may miss the initial matches of this important tournament. Dilshan Madhushanka was included in their team by Mumbai Indians for Rs 4.6 crore. Talking about Bangladesh tour, apart from the third and final ODI, a two-match Test series will also be played between the two teams. Dilshan Madhushanka’s performance was very good in the ODI World Cup 2023 and that is why Mumbai Indians included him in their team. Talking about Mumbai Indians, the team will play its first match of the Indian Premier League 2024 against Gujarat Titans on March 24 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. These 5 bowlers have hit the most sixes in IPL 5 most hated players in IPL 2024 5 legendary players of world cricket who played in IPL 2023, but will not play in IPL 2024 See the list of one weak player from each team in IPL 2024 How Rohit Sharma saved the career of these 3 players from Jos Buttler? These 5 unbreakable records of IPL history: Don’t know when they will be broken? Most Ranji Trophy: 5 teams which have won Ranji Trophy the most number of times Not Jadeja, Dhoni can make these 3 players captain after retirement IPL 20024: These 5 players were out of IPL due to injury CSK, MI, RCB… Know which IPL team has changed its captain 15 times
Many fans remembered Dhoni after seeing Liton Das’s runout in the match against Sri Lanka, you also watch the video:
Sri Lanka won the three-match T20 series 2-1. BAN vs SL (Pic Source-X) Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh in the third T20 match played at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on 9 March. In this match, all the players from Sri Lanka performed very well and played an important role in the victory of their team. With this, Sri Lanka won the three-match T20 series by 2-1. However, during the match, Bangladesh wicketkeeper Liton Das brilliantly ran out Sri Lanka’s best player Dasun Shanaka. Liton Das’s way of running out was very similar to that of former Indian team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Let us tell you, former Indian team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has run out the opposing team’s batsmen many times in his international cricket career without even looking at the stumps. Dasun Shanaka played a very good shot on the last ball of the 20th over of Sri Lanka’s innings and he ran to take the run. He took the first run quite easily after which Shanaka ran to take the second run. The fielder caught the ball but his throw was not on the stumps. Liton Das had to catch the ball far away from the stumps. However, as soon as he caught the ball, without looking, Liton Das threw the ball towards the stumps. This ball went straight to the stumps and Dasun Shanaka was run out. Many people praised this no-look runout of Liton Das. Former Indian team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has run out many players without seeing many times in his international cricket career. Here’s the video: What a run out from Litton Das.pic.twitter.com/JI4kNO0KC1 — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 11, 2024 Talking about the match, Sri Lanka, batting first in the third T20, scored 174 runs losing 7 wickets. On behalf of the team, Kusal Mendis batted very well and played a match-winning innings of 86 runs with the help of 6 fours and 6 sixes in 55 balls. He did not spare any Bangladesh bowler and hit hard against all of them. In reply, Bangladesh was all out for 146 runs and lost the match. Rishad Hussain scored 53 runs on behalf of the team. He hit seven sixes in his innings but the young player failed to lead Bangladesh to victory. In this match for Sri Lanka, Nuwan Thusara took 5 wickets for 20 runs in four overs. Not only this, Nuwan Thusara also took a hat-trick against Bangladesh in the third T20. CSK, MI, RCB… Know which IPL team has changed its captain 15 times IPL 2024: Will any of these 5 players win the Purple Cap this season? 5 Indian players who scored 1000 runs in Test cricket in the fewest innings IPL 2024: These 5 players can win Orange Cap this season If IPL 2024 flops, these 5 players will be out of T20 World Cup. 5 teams who have made it to the Ranji Trophy finals the most number of times IPL 2024: Which team’s captain is getting the highest salary…? These 5 Indian greats…
Good news for MI fans, Sri Lanka’s ‘Junior Malinga’ took a hat-trick in the third T20 against Bangladesh.
In the third T20 currently being played, Sri Lanka, batting first, has scored 174 runs after losing 7 wickets. Nuwan Thusara (Pic Source-X) Currently, the third and final match of the three-match T20 series is being played between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet. In this match, Sri Lanka’s young fast bowler Nuwan Thusara bowled brilliantly and completed a hat-trick. Nuwan Thusara completed his hat-trick by taking three wickets in three consecutive balls in the third T20 being played against Bangladesh. He took the wickets of captain Nazmul Hasan Shanto, Towhid Hridoy and Mahmudullah. Let us tell you, Nuwan Thusara is the fifth bowler of Sri Lanka who has taken a hat-trick in T20 cricket. Earlier this feat has been done by Lasith Malinga, Akila Dhananjay, Thisara Perera and Wanindu Hasaranga. Nuwan Thusara is also known as Junior Malinga as his bowling action is similar to that of former Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga. Nuwan Thusara’s performance has been quite good in the Franchise League tournament and this young fast bowler has left his mark in the T20 format. The best part is that Nuwan Thusara will also be seen playing in the Indian Premier League 2024. Nuwan Thusara has been included in their team by Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2024. Mumbai Indians bought the young fast bowler for Rs 4.80 crore. The three-match T20 series is tied at 1-1. If we talk about the T20 series being played between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, this series is currently tied at 1-1. The first match was won by Sri Lanka by three runs while the second was won by Bangladesh. In the third T20 currently being played, Sri Lanka, batting first, has scored 174 runs after losing 7 wickets. Bangladesh is in a very bad position at the moment due to the excellent bowling of Nuwan Thusara. At present, Sri Lanka has completely put pressure on Bangladesh. CSK, MI, RCB… Know which IPL team has changed its captain 15 times IPL 2024: Will any of these 5 players win the Purple Cap this season? 5 Indian players who scored 1000 runs in Test cricket in the fewest innings IPL 2024: These 5 players can win Orange Cap this season If IPL 2024 flops, these 5 players will be out of T20 World Cup. 5 teams which have made it to the finals of Ranji Trophy the most number of times IPL 2024: Which team’s captain is getting the highest salary…? These 5 Indian greats never got a chance to captain in international cricket IPL 2024: 5 CSK players injured, Dhoni’s tension increased Top 5 players who took most catches in test cricket from Australia
Sri Lanka announces its 16-man squad for the T20 series against Afghanistan
Wanindu Hasaranga will be seen captaining the Sri Lankan team in the T20 series against Afghanistan. Srilanka Team (Pic Source-Twitter) The three-match T20 series between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan is starting from 17th February. Sri Lanka Cricket has announced its 16-member team for this T20 series. Let us tell you, currently a three-match ODI series is being played between the two teams in which Sri Lanka is leading 2-0. Sri Lankan players have performed very well in the ODI series so far and have played an important role in their team’s victory. Now the third and final ODI match between these two teams will be played on 14 February. Host Sri Lanka also won the only Test series. Wanindu Hasaranga will be seen captaining the Sri Lankan team in the T20 series against Afghanistan, while Charith Asalanka has been included in the Sri Lankan team as the vice-captain. The host would definitely like to leave its mark in this T20 series also. Let us tell you, all three matches of this T20 series will be played in Dambulla. Talking about Afghanistan team, their performance in the ODI series has also been quite disappointing. Afghanistan’s bowlers have so far failed to leave their mark in the ODI series. However, Afghanistan team would definitely like to register victory in the T20 series. Their performance in Test and ODI was quite disappointing and the team would definitely like to leave its mark in the T20 series. Now it remains to be seen whether Afghanistan team is able to make a comeback in this T20 series or whether Sri Lanka wins this series also? Here is Sri Lanka’s 16-member squad for the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan: Wanindu Hasaranga (captain), Charith Asalanka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Dhananjay de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Sadira Samarawickrama, Kamindu Mendis, Mahish Teekshana, Akila Dhananjay, Mathisha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Dushmantha Chameera*, Binura Fernando* 5 teams that have won the Under 19 World Cup the most number of times 3 Australian players who have won POTM awards the most number of times in T20I 5 players who made the biggest scores in ODI cricket for Sri Lanka Five best innings played by Indian captains in Under-19 World Cup 4 Indian bowlers who became number 1 bowler in test cricket List of batsmen who remained not out most number of times in IPL Top 4 Indian bowlers who took 150 wickets in least number of test matches List of foreign players earning big from IPL 2024 5 bowlers who have dismissed Joe Root the most number of times in Test cricket Fast bowlers who have taken more than 150 wickets for India in Test cricket
SL vs AFG 2nd ODI Match Preview: Watch match preview of Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 2nd ODI match
Sri Lanka has won the first match of the ODI series SL vs AFG 2nd ODI Match Preview (Image Credit- Twitter X) SL vs AFG 2nd ODI: Afghanistan is currently on tour to Sri Lanka for the all format series. A three-match ODI series is currently being played here between the two teams. So the second match of this ODI series will be played on 11 February at Pallekele International Stadium. Let us tell you that in the first ODI match, Sri Lanka performed brilliantly in batting and scored a total of 381 runs. Double centuries were also seen from Pathum Nissanka and Sri Lanka. Nissanka played a brilliant inning of 210 runs in the match. However, when Afghanistan came out to chase this target, Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi made a record partnership of 242 runs for the sixth wicket and tried their best to lead the team to victory, but the team had to face defeat by 42 runs in the match. . However, in head to head in ODI cricket, Sri Lanka has won 8 matches and Afghanistan has won 4 matches. Pallekele International Stadium Pitch Report: The pitch of Pallekele International Stadium has a history of being slow in the matches played here. In the first match also, a score of more than 700 runs was seen here. Accordingly, fans may be in for another high-scoring match. Spin bowlers may get help from the pitch as the game progresses. Any captain would like to win the toss and decide to bat first. Predicted Playing XI for SL vs AFG 2nd ODI match: Sri Lanka (SL): Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (captain and wicketkeeper), Sadira Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Zenith Liyange, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mahish Teekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushmantha Chameera, Pramod Madushan. Afghanistan (AFG): Rehmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (wicketkeeper), Gulabdin Naib, Azmatullah Umarzai, Noor Ahmed, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Farid Malik. Head-to-Head Records in SL vs AFG ODI: Matches Played 13 Sri Lanka won 8 Afghanistan won 4 NR 00 Tied 01 First Meeting March 3, 2014 Last Meeting February 9, 2024 SL vs AFG 2nd ODI Broadcast Details: date Sunday, February 11 Timing 02:30 PM (IST) Live Streaming Sony Sports 5 Live Broadcast sony liv 5 players who made the biggest scores in ODI cricket for Sri Lanka Five best innings played by Indian captains in Under-19 World Cup 4 Indian bowlers who became number 1 bowler in test cricket List of batsmen who remained not out most number of times in IPL Top 4 Indian bowlers who took 150 wickets in least number of test matches List of foreign players earning big from IPL 2024 5 bowlers who have dismissed Joe Root the most number of times in Test cricket Fast bowlers who have taken more than 150 wickets for India in Test cricket Which player has scored the most runs for his franchise, see the complete list Top-5 bowlers who took most wickets against India in test format
Pathum Nissanka Double Century: Pathum Nissanka created history, made a big record against Afghanistan in the first ODI
In this match, Pathum Nissanka played a record-breaking inning of 210* runs in 130 balls with the help of 20 fours and 8 sixes. Pathum Nissanka (Pic Source-Twitter) Currently, the first match of the three-match ODI series is being played between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele. In this match, Sri Lanka’s brilliant opening batsman Pathum Nissanka created history. In this match, he played a record-breaking inning of 210* runs in 130 balls with the help of 20 fours and 8 sixes. Pathum Nissanka is the first Sri Lankan batsman to score a double century in ODI cricket. Before today i.e. 9th February, no player from Sri Lanka had scored a double century in ODI cricket. Pathum Nissanka did not spare any of the Afghanistan bowlers and hit hard against all of them. Let us tell you, before this, 9 players had scored double century in ODI cricket. Now Sri Lanka’s best opening batsman Pathum Nissanka has also been added to this list. The record of scoring the most double centuries in ODI cricket is in the name of Indian team captain Rohit Sharma, who has scored three double centuries in this format so far. Talking about Sri Lanka, before this Sanath Jayasuriya had played an inning of 189 runs against India in ODI in 2000. Pathum Nissanka has also broken this record. So far, the list of people who have scored double century in ODI is – Rohit Sharma (3 times), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Fakhar Zaman, Ishan Kishan, Glenn Maxwell, Martin Guptill, Chris Gayle, Shubman Gill and Pathum Nissanka (all scored 1- 1 times). In the first ODI against Afghanistan, Sri Lanka scored 381 runs after losing three wickets in 50 overs. Let us tell you, due to the record-breaking innings of Pathum Nissanka, Sri Lanka, batting first, scored 381 runs after losing three wickets in 50 overs. Apart from Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando played a valuable inning of 88 runs while Sadira Samawickrama scored 45 runs. Captain Kusal Mendis contributed 16 runs. If Afghanistan wants to win the first ODI, they will have to score 382 runs in 50 overs. However, it will be very difficult for them to do so. At present, all the fans are very happy with the record-breaking innings of opening batsman Pathum Nissanka. Pathum Nissanka played an outstanding innings in cricket, becoming the first Sri Lankan batsman to score a double hundred in a One Day International match.#AfgvsSL#PathumNissanka pic.twitter.com/7Kxqi64bOy — abdullah rajput (@abdullah87364662) February 9, 2024 Pathum Nissanka now has the highest individual ODI score by a Sri Lankan batter 🚀🔝#SLvAFG pic.twitter.com/MuRbooIyEW — Sport360° (@Sport360) February 9, 2024 @Patumnissanka18 – A record innings by Pathum Nissanka surpassed Sanath Jayasuriya’s record as the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan batsman in ODI cricket. Jayasuriya – 189(2000 Year – Saja)Nissanka – 210*(2024 Year – Pallekele)#Cricket #ODI #SriLanka — Hasith Pasanga (@imHasith) February 9, 2024 BREAKING: Pathum Nissanka breaks the record of Sri Lanka legend Sanath Jayasuriya 🇱🇰🔥🔥 He becomes the first Sri Lankan to score a…
When Sri Lanka registered an easy victory over Afghanistan in the only test match, the fans reacted like this
Sri Lanka has defeated Afghanistan by 10 wickets. Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Only Test (Image Credit- Twitter Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Only Test: Afghanistan cricket team is currently on Sri Lanka tour for all format series. So the only test match included in this tour ended today on 5th February between the two teams. Let us tell you that in this match played at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo, the host Sri Lanka defeated the Afghan team in a one-sided fashion by 10 wickets. On the other hand, after the victory of Sri Lankan cricket team over Afghanistan, cricket fans are seen giving a lot of reaction through social media. Prabhat Jayasuriya was awarded the Player of the Match award for his excellent performance in the match. Status of Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan one-off test match: So, if we tell you the condition of this match, then Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl and while batting first, Afghanistan lost all its wickets in the first innings at a total score of 198 runs in 62.4 overs. Only Rahmat Shah could play a big inning of 91 runs for the team. After this, when Sri Lanka came to bat, it scored 439 runs in the first innings and took a strong lead of 241 runs over Afghanistan. For the team, Angelo Mathews played excellent century innings of 141 runs and Dinesh Chandimal played 107 runs. So when Afghanistan came to bat in the second innings, it lost all its wickets for 296 runs after 112.3 overs. Ibrahim Zadran played a brilliant inning of 114 runs for the team, and Sri Lanka got an easy target of 56 runs to win in the second innings. After this, Sri Lanka easily achieved this easy target in 7.2 overs without losing any wicket. See how the fans reacted after the end of the only test match Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 5 bowlers who have dismissed Joe Root the most number of times in Test cricket Fast bowlers who have taken more than 150 wickets for India in Test cricket Which player has scored the most runs for his franchise, see the complete list Top-5 bowlers who took most wickets against India in test format 4 Indian players who scored a double century in test cricket at the youngest age These batsmen have scored more runs in IPL than MS Dhoni. Australia Cricket Awards 2024: Know which player won which award? Those 5 legendary batsmen who could never score a century in IPL 5 Indian batsmen who have made the highest score in Test cricket against England IND vs ENG: See Team India’s playing XI for the second test match
SL vs AFG: Angelo Mathews got hit wicket just before the second day’s play, you also watch the video
By the end of play on the second day of the second Test, Sri Lanka had scored 410 runs after losing 6 wickets in their first innings. SL vs AFG (Pic Source-Twitter) The second day of the one-off Test match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan has ended. This match is being played in Colombo. By the end of play on the second day of the second Test, Sri Lanka had scored 410 runs after losing 6 wickets in their first innings. On behalf of the team, experienced batsman Angelo Mathews played a brilliant inning of 141 runs in 259 balls with the help of 14 fours and three sixes. However, just before the end of the second day’s play, the experienced batsman was hit wicket. Angelo Mathews was trying to play the ball of Afghanistan spinner Qias Ahmad towards backward square leg, however he could not hold his bat properly and his bat went straight to the stumps. Angelo Mathews was very disappointed with his big mistake. Here’s the video: Angelo Mathew’s with a four and bowled pic.twitter.com/IZITIq1Pmy — Jarrod Kimber (@ajarrodkimber) February 3, 2024 Sri Lanka is in a very strong position till the end of the second day’s play. Talking about the only Test match, Afghanistan was all out for 198 runs in its first innings. Rahmat Shah, the best batsman from the team, played a very good innings and scored 91 runs in 139 balls with the help of 13 fours. Apart from Rahmat Shah, Noor Ali Zadran contributed 31 runs. Qias Ahmed and Ikram Ali Khil scored 21 runs each. In reply, all the players from Sri Lankan side have performed very well so far. Apart from Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal scored 107 runs in 181 balls with the help of 10 fours and one six. These two players made an excellent partnership of 232 runs for the fourth wicket. Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews did not spare any Afghanistan bowler and hit hard against all of them. At present Sri Lanka is ahead by 212 runs in the only test. If Afghanistan wants to win this match, then they will have to all out Sri Lanka as soon as possible and make a big score in their second innings. However, it is not going to be so easy for them to do this because the spinners will get a lot of help on the third day of this test and Sri Lanka has many good spinners. Top-5 bowlers who took most wickets against India in test format 4 Indian players who scored a double century in test cricket at the youngest age These batsmen have scored more runs in IPL than MS Dhoni. Australia Cricket Awards 2024: Know which player won which award? Those 5 legendary batsmen who could never score a century in IPL 5 Indian batsmen who have made the highest score in Test cricket against England IND vs ENG: See Team India’s playing XI for the second test match IPL 2024: These franchises got a big blow, these star players were…
Know why Dasun Shanaka left the captaincy of Sri Lankan cricket team?
Youth are doing well and this is the right time- Shanaka Dasun Shanaka. (Image Source: Twitter) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had recently made a big announcement and informed that 32-year-old all-rounder player Dasun Shanaka will not be seen captaining the team. Shanaka was replaced by Kushal Mendis in ODI and Wanindu Hasaranga in T20. Whereas in the biggest format of the game i.e. Test cricket, Dimuth Karunaratne will be seen captaining the team. On the other hand, now a big statement of Dasun Shanaka has come out regarding leaving the captaincy of Sri Lankan cricket team. Shanaka has pointed out how to prepare a young player for the upcoming Cricket World Cup. He has also said that whenever the young player needs anything, he will be seen helping him. Dasun Shanaka gave a big statement Let us tell you that Dasun Shanaka said on Cricbuzz – Young players are playing well at the moment. You know this is a good time to leave the captaincy, if he needs any support I am always there. If I give my opinion they will definitely listen. We need to prepare for the next World Cup. I personally think it was the right time for this change. Shanaka further said about his captaincy – I was never meant to be a captain. I was never ready for it and you know how I got captaincy. But I was happy after that. Nobody knew whether he could become captain. I also did not expect to become the captain. See, there was a time when no one had any interest in the Sri Lankan cricket team. We were losing to every team, so after this my plan was to create a core team, perform for the team and work as a unit. We wanted to attract the cricket community in Sri Lanka, to some extent we managed to do that.
