COLOMBO:
Sri Lanka is not going to be fazed after their whitewash by England on the eve of the T20 World Cup when the 2 sides meet once more within the Tremendous Eights on the weekend, a coach stated Wednesday.
The co-hosts will end their group marketing campaign in a dead-rubber towards Zimbabwe on Thursday, however the workforce’s focus is already on locking horns with England once more on Sunday.
Sri Lanka had been crushed 3-0 by England on the eve of the World Cup, with all of the matches happening in Kandy, venue for his or her Tremendous Eight conflict.
Sri Lanka’s batting struggled towards England. However they’ve bounced again within the event, with Pathum Nissanka scoring a powerful century which successfully knocked out Australia on Monday.
“Now we have had three good video games,” stated batting coach Vikram Rathour.
“I do not assume there have been any points as such throughout the England sequence with batting. We had some good video games and never so good video games.
“I wasn’t involved concerning the outcomes throughout that sequence. It was all about getting the method proper.”
Rathour was a part of India’s help employees after they gained the T20 World Cup two years in the past.
“We have to play to our strengths. We have to concentrate on the sport and never assume an excessive amount of concerning the previous or the longer term,” he stated.
Zimbabwe have been the T20 World Cup’s shock package deal beating Australia on the way in which to qualifying for the Tremendous Eights, the place they’ll face the West Indies, co-hosts India and South Africa.
“Zimbabwe have performed rather well to date. They’ve an honest bowling unit,” stated Rathour.
“We have to play to our potential. If we will keep on with our plans and execute them effectively, that shall be good for us.”
He paid tribute to Nissanka’s century towards Australia.
“It was the virtually excellent batting knock … the most effective T20 knocks you’ll ever see.
