Chandimal hopeful of starting a winning streak from the next test against England

Apr 6, 2019 at 2:19 PM

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Chandimal hopeful of starting a winning streak from the next test against England

Sri Lankan batsman Dinesh Chandimal has insisted that his team has the self-belief to bounce back from the demoralising defeat in the first test against England.Chasing England’s 298 in the first innings, Sri Lanka collapsed to 91, then 119 following on. They batted for less than 73 overs in the match.

“We are of course disappointed, but I think we’re in a good place,” he said. “We train hard and pick each other up. Our fitness is also being looked after. What’s important to us is get a win or two. If we can get those wins soon, I think we will have that confidence that we need to carry on doing that. We are a young team and maybe we especially need that momentum because of that. We’re all working very hard. I’m hopeful the victories will start from the next match.”

Praising the English attack, Chandimal said that they were a very disciplined attack and they rarely gave away loose balls.

“Almost every ball the English quicks bowled was what was needed at the time,” Chandimal said. “They are a very disciplined attack, and when they don’t give many bad balls, it’s important to work out how to keep that temperament and still score runs. If we had been somehow been able to score some runs and give them a good contest, we could have taken some joy from this.”

Chandimal who is one of the most important players for the young Sri Lankan side could score only 15 and 4 in the match. Talking about his performance he said that he was very disappointed with his performance but at the same backed himself to perform well in the coming matches.
“In the first innings, I came back, looked at the videos and talked with the coach, but it was a very good ball,” he said. “In the second innings, I hadn’t anticipated the turn on that delivery. I think it’s fair to say I played a loose shot and I’m very disappointed by that. But I have confidence in the way I’m hitting the ball these days. Anderson is bowling very well, but there’s no huge difference between this attack and New Zealand’s.

“Personally, I’d love to get a century every time I play here. That is my vision when I go to a match. I’m always thinking about how I can get to a hundred. Once you spend that time in the middle you learn a lot as well.”

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