We must get used to winning without http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779 – Cricket News Update
Kumar Sangakkara, the former Sri Lankan captain, has urged his side to get used to winning without the legendary off-spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan, and also praised some of the young guys after the series victory against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
The last Test of the three-match series at Pallekele ended without a result as the home team’s batsmen avoided any major accident in the last two sessions of the match, assuring the first series victory since the retirement of the great bowler.
Over the last 17 years, Murali and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chaminda-Vaas-c1223 took the responsibility on their shoulders and picked up more than a thousand scalps mutually, scripting many victories for the Islanders.
Sangakkara, who scored two big hundreds in the series and proved to be a headache for the Green Shirts, was named as the Player of the Series. The world’s number one ranked Test batsman praised the efforts of Thisara Perera and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831, who played
their first Test of the series but both came up with impressive performances.
The left-hander admitted that his side’s bowlers have struggled to give a tough time to the opposing batsmen after Murali’s retirement and wants them to raise their game.
"Thisara came in and got us into a good position. Chandimal did well in the opening slot. Pakistan put us under pressure but our guys showed a lot of character,” Sangakkara said. “Since Murali, it has been a tough run for us. We have got to get used to playing
without the greatest of all cricketers."
Pakistan’s young middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Shafiq-c46208 was named as the Player of the Match for his brilliant performances in the fixture. The right-hander scored an unbeaten century in the second innings, which was complemented by a solid 75 in the first one
under trying circumstances.
While talking about his ninth-wicket partnership with the injured, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adnan-Akmal-c42042, the batsman from Karachi praised the fighting spirit of the wicketkeeper, who showed guts and courage, although he had a fractured finger.
"It was challenging, I had to build a partnership. I would like to thank Adnan the way he played," the middle-order batsman expressed.
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