http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 optimistic about Sri Lanka’s future – Cricket News Update
Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan skipper, is optimistic about the future of country’s cricket, despite the fact that some of the senior players will be calling it a day in some years.
Since the retirement of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 1-0 in the recently
concluded battle.
Some of the cricket pundits have slammed the side’s impotency in the bowling attack, which struggled to deliver the goods against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in the five-match One Day International (ODI) series. They feel that the Islanders will be further
weakened, once Jayawardene, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754.
The 35-year-old cricketer from Colombo expressed that the senior players are helping the youngsters to enhance their game, so that they can take on the responsibility in the coming years and take Sri Lanka’s cricket forward.
The middle-order batsman claims that there are a number of quality young players coming through the ranks of junior cricket in the country.
"We are teaching players how to handle situations. Sometimes they will make mistakes but as long as they learn from that it's important," the Sri Lankan skipper said. "When the opportunity comes we would like them to take control
of the team and take us forward. There are a few young guys we have identified from the Under-19 and various other squads."
The stylish cricketer believes that temperament and attitude is the most important thing, in order to be successful in international cricket, which requires immense professionalism. Jayawardene maintains the talent is the prerequisite
to make a mark at the world-stage but translating the skill into performance is vital.
"It's about them being consistent and improving as individual players. It is one thing that you have the talent but it is another thing that you need to perform day in and day out over a period of time," the seasoned campaigner added.
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