The Sri Lankan national team’s selectors will step down from their respective positions after the ongoing series against India, as per Cricbuzz. The decision to step down by the selectors comes in the aftermath of some disappointing performances by the national team which includes a series loss at the hands of minnows Zimbabwe and a whitewash at the hands of India in the Test series. They are also in danger of losing the ODI series by a 0-5 margin.
The selectors announced their decision to quit on Tuesday but will the scenario will come to effect only after the solitary T20I on 6th September. The selection panel comprised of some former Sri Lankan greats which include the likes of Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana who were arguably the best opening pair in ODI’s the country has seen till date.
Meanwhile, Team India has been on a rampage in the Island nation and has won anything that has come their way. They have been utterly ruthless in all 3 departments of the game and barring a few hiccups in the middle order during the previous two matches, they have been dominant from the word go. The Men in Blue haven’t allowed them to get away and whatever opportunities, the Indians have come from behind and put an end to their resistance.
In the second ODI, it was Akila Dananjaya who spun the web around the Indian middle order and from a comfortable 109/0, the visitors were reduced to 131/7. From there on it was a sensational partnership between MS Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar which ensured the visitors reached the required target of 231 without any further hiccups.
Even in the 3rd match, India was reduced to 61/4, chasing a score of 217 but it was Rohit Sharma in the able company of MS Dhoni who ensured India reached the target quite comfortably in the end despite the early hiccups. Rohit went on to smash his 12th ODI century while Dhoni remained unbeaten on 61.