“After we noticed, it regarded like a fast-bowling wicket, [so] we went with three seamers,” he mentioned after the win. “It paid off on the finish of the day. The sport is happening daily, so the wicket was dying. The tempo was getting much less for the quick bowlers. I’m very proud of the best way they bowled on this sport.
“We play with three seamers again at house [too]. I feel if you may get the brand new ball shifting on any wicket, that is [going to provide] the wicket-taking choices for the captain. Fairly than going with the spinners, I’m proud of to go along with the quick bowlers.”
“What I am actually proud of regard to Kamindu is how he is come again,” he mentioned. “He was knocking on the door of the nationwide facet for fairly a while, and I feel he is made the many of the alternative he is been given. Additionally, the No. 7 slot is someplace I’ve batted in earlier than as effectively, so I feel that function fits him. His approach is stable; he has energy, [and] he’s very sensible. So I do not assume we made a mistake in choosing him.”
The captain scoring twin lots of in a Check can also be a primary for Sri Lanka. Dhananjaya informed he’s having fun with the additional duty, with skilled leaders within the facet serving to him out. Dimuth Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal have all captained Sri Lanka in Assessments earlier than, whereas Kusal Mendis is the present ODI captain. However Dhananjaya is not not planning too far forward in the mean time, and therefore not likely eying the World Check Championship factors desk but, the place Sri Lanka are positioned sixth.
“I’ve been captaining the A facet and golf equipment in Sri Lanka. It isn’t new to me,” he mentioned. “Three ex-captains and the ODI captain are within the group, so additionally they help me. The administration [supports] as effectively. It isn’t a burden for me; it is a chance. I’m having time.
“Greater than wanting on the rankings, I primarily have a look at issues from a match-by-match perspective. Now that this match is over, I am what we are able to do within the coming sport. I am solely planning on win that sport. Past that, any motion within the rankings will occur on account of that. However we’re merely planning for one match at a time.”
Sri Lanka have been decreased to 57 for five within the first innings and 126 for six within the second earlier than Dhananjaya and Mendis dug them out of hassle. The captain thus pointed to their top-order batting as a side they should work on forward of the Chattogram Check.
“As a captain, I am very pleased, however on the identical time there are areas for enchancment as effectively,” he mentioned. “[There are] issues that we have to talk about with the teaching workers and repair shortly. There’s positively room for enchancment in the case of the batting, so it is necessary that we glance into these weak areas earlier than the subsequent tour.”
