2024-04-04 13:11:25
Everyone was waiting to see how the Sri Lankan cricket team celebrated after winning the title. The camera lens was also pointed at them. But as Dhananjaya de Silva walked towards his teammates with the Test series trophy in hand, everyone had a big smile on their faces. The joy of winning the series was bubbling over. But the guests at the title celebration were quite simple. He didn’t do anything different this time. The heat that was in the T20 and ODI series was not caught in the Test.
After winning the T20 series, Mathews, Asalanka, Mendis made Bangladesh ‘distracted’ by celebrating ‘timed out’. Mushfiqur, Shanto, Miraj took their revenge as Bangladesh won the ODI series. What was left was the Test series. Sri Lanka did not make a dent there. Instead, they returned to the dressing room with a smile on their faces. Captain Dhananjaya came to the press conference.
These two teams will meet again in the T20 World Cup in June. will play against each other in their opening matches at the World Cup. It goes without saying that the duel between the two teams will create a different atmosphere in the match. As it happened in the last ICC ODI World Cup in Delhi. But the Lankan captain feels that there is no possibility of such a thing in the World Cup. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have no rivalry.
Dhananjaya claims, ‘I don’t think (why there is a duel). There is no conflict. It is just a match between two countries. The game should be played with spirit and hard. This rivalry happens every match. Not only against Bangladesh.’
Dhananjaya is very happy after winning the Test series after T20, ‘We are happy to win. We have room for improvement in some areas. We talked about it within the group. The coaches are working on that. If we improve something every day, at least 1 percent, then we can develop winning habits.’
Kamindu Mendis was man of the match in Chittagong. He was also selected as the best of the series for his performance. Young Nishan Madushka also spread the light. Dhananjaya’s enthusiasm for Sri Lanka’s young cricketers could be felt in his voice, ‘They are Sri Lanka’s best Test players. Playing well in domestic cricket. We consider Kamindu the star of Bhashyt. Hope they both can match themselves well.’