http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691 not taking Pakistan lightly – Cricket News Update
Sri Lanka’s skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan was expecting a strong challenge from Pakistan in the five-match One Day International (ODI), starting from Friday, November 11, 2011 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE).
The tourists are currently ranked number two in the ICC ODI team rankings, but have not been performing well in recent times. They have been unable to win even a single series under their new skipper Dilshan.
Sri Lanka reached the final of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779 stepped down from captaincy soon after the Mega Event and he was replaced by Dilshan in all three formats of the game.
However, the team has been unable to do well under the new leadership. They first suffered a Test and ODI series defeat at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 toured Sri Lanka.
After these two tough series, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 headed to UAE for a complete series against Pakistan, a team which is not known for playing consistent cricket.
However, things changed dramatically for the Men in Green over the past few months and they have been doing well in every format of the game.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 won the three match series by 1-0 and now aim to be victorious in limited-over cricket as well.
According to Dilshan, the home team will not be an easy opponent and will have the confidence and momentum after winning the Test series.
The Sri Lankan skipper said, “Pakistan is a good team and they have been playing good cricket for the last few months. To beat them we will have to play our brand of cricket very well and really hard. Our goal is to play our brand of cricket and if we can
do that then we can beat Pakistan.”
The 35-year-old further added, “Our bowling unit is experienced, with Malinga and Fernando coming back. Malinga is one of the assets for Sri Lanka. He is one of the best bowlers of the world and he will lead our bowling unit.”
This series will be crucial for the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808, as Dilshan’s captaincy might come under threat if he fails to do well in the upcoming matches.
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