Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara excited about playing ICC World Cup, 2011 final
Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara has expressed his excitement on reaching the grand final of the ICC World Cup, 2011. After 2007, this is the second consecutive time http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 has reached a World Cup final.
Sri Lanka won the coveted title in 1996; they are hopeful of repeating the feat this time around.
Sri Lanka has performed well in the ongoing tournament. They defeated England convincingly in the quarterfinals and defeated http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in the semi-final, making it to the grand finale with dominating performances. Sangakkara believes it is a good sign
that the team has chased and won on both occasions in the knockout games, noting that chasing totals successfully has given the team confidence.
The Sri Lankan captain stated, “It means a lot to our cricket. It is a goal that we set had for ourselves and we are happy that we have reached the final. It is a special moment for us. But we have to quickly put this victory behind and look ahead when we
are in the plane tomorrow. We have to focus on winning the final, that's what counts.”
He added that every Sri Lankan felt proud in representing their country, and will try their best to win the World Cup. He also added that this tenth edition of the World Cup is more exciting as it has been hosted by their country, along with India and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747.
Sri Lanka will play the final against either http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 or India who are to face off on Wednesday at Mohali. When asked whom he wants to meet in the final Sangakkara said:
“That is not in our hands. There is going to be a great semifinal tomorrow. Everybody looks forward to an http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750-Pakistan match and it is going to be great.”
Sangakkara praised the bowling skills of his team and believes they will give a tough time to the opposing team in the final of the mega event.
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