Colombo: Head coach of Sri Lanka Mickey Arthur on Saturday said his team improved quickly but needed to have depth in hitting when they prepared for the twenty -20 series against India.
Sri Lanka lost the ODI 1-2 series to India but the victory in the final Odi gave trust to Arthur.
“We created depth in all departments now.
We just have to get a little consistency and the same depth into our batting,” Arthur said at a virtual pre-match press conference ahead of the first T20.
“For many reasons we never seem to put our best batting line there.
This is creating depth for me, but also trying to be consistent.
Give people clear roles but then allow them to get out and play with freedom.
We see examples A very good one from it at Charith (Asalanka) that night, “added South Africa.
“The growth that I have seen in these players has fantastic and growth comes from giving them self-confidence and giving them the consistency they will play.
We will see the rewards of it in the future for sure,” the 53-year -dem was recorded.
Arthur also said that the Sri Lanka team studied “large quantities” of the ODI series against India.
“We are right at the embryonic stage of this trip and it is about us playing against ourselves every day we go to the ground.
We have a benchmark, we want to meet in every game.” We measured ourselves and progress in terms of KPI was extraordinary.
We get better and better, “he added.
The head coach also” hopes “that Young Spinner Leg Wanindu Hasaranga, who chose three goals in the second ODI against India, will be available for the first T20.
Stressing that white Sri Lanka -Ball Cricket needs several Reformation, Arthur also described victory against India on Sunday as a “big victory”.
“We struggled, our white ball cricket went everywhere.
We are ranked eighth or nine in the world and we need reform and change with it.
“We need to try and rebuild the team, we need to see our team can continue to the World Cup 2023 and have a ready side at that time.
And that’s why we have that change, is to bring some young faces, see what can They did but also gave them the opportunity to appear, “he explained.
“And I thought, we got there, we had lasted a long time ago.
Last night it was great and we became very close to the previous game and it only showed a sustainable improvement,” he signed.