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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Feb 02, 2024, 08:58:11 IST
Sri Lanka needs more on-field aggression to reestablish its Test prowess, new captain Dhananjaya de Silva said Thursday ahead of their one-off red-ball match against Afghanistan. The island nation is dead last on the World Test Championship (WTC) rankings and their last match in October at the same ground saw a humiliating innings and 222-run loss to Pakistan in their worst ever home defeat. They slipped to eighth in the global Test rankings last week after Australia's loss at home to the West Indies, and de Silva said his side had failed to make an impact with their cautious play.Read Less
De Silva was one of three captains appointed last month to lead Sri Lanka's Test, ODI and T20 teams -- the first time the island has had separate skippers for all three formats.
Sri Lanka's first Test for the year starts today in Colombo and is not part of the World Test Championship but offers a valuable opportunity to trial the team's overhaul.
They slipped to eighth in the global Test rankings last week after Australia's loss at home to the West Indies, and de Silva said his side had failed to make an impact with their cautious play.
The island nation is dead last on the World Test Championship (WTC) rankings and their last match in October at the same ground saw a humiliating innings and 222-run loss to Pakistan in their worst ever home defeat.
Sri Lanka needs more on-field aggression to reestablish its Test prowess, new captain Dhananjaya de Silva said Thursday ahead of their one-off red-ball match against Afghanistan.
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