Seniors should groom the youngsters, says Mahela Jayawardene – Cricket News Update
Sri Lanka’s veteran batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, feels that it is the responsibility of the senior players on the national team to revive the Lankan Test glory after suffering a streak of defeats under the format since July 2010. The country’s batting star
also added that the experienced lot should also be in charge of grooming the younger talent on the team in order to prepare a roster of star performers for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
In a release by the Dubai Sports City, Jayawardene said, “I think it’s our responsibility (as senior players) to make sure that it is a smooth transitional period and at the same time try to build another team for the next 10 years.”
“We might not be here for that long but while we are we have to make sure that we build a team, make sure that these guys are comfortable and they will take Sri Lanka cricket on for the next 10 to 15 years and try and improve on what everyone else has done”
added Jayawardene, who is set to star in the Lankan Test squad against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
Apart from Jayawardene’s emphasis on grooming the next generation of Lankan cricketers, the player also advised the current squad to regain its Test might since its last win in July 2010 against the Indians at Galle.
However, the former Sri Lankan Captain also feels that the team’s slipping performance under the format took off since the retirement of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Muralitharan-c1864, who played a major role in Sri Lanka’s previous Test wins.
For the matter, Jayawardene stated that with 800 wickets, Muralitharan stands as the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket, and with such talent on a squad, victories come naturally.
Having suffered a recent Test defeat at the hands of the Australian tourists, the Sri Lankans have another major chance to mark their first win for the year, as they set out for UAE, where the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 will face Pakistan in a 3-match Test series, which
kicks off on October 18, 2011, at Abu Dhabi, followed by 5 One Day International (ODI) matches and a one-off Twenty20 (T20) bout.
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