No matter you win or lose, play for the country’s pride: Sri Lanka’s new white-ball Captain Dasun Shanaka’s advice to his teamIn his final words before the start of probably a new journey, the newly-appointed national white-ball cricket Captain Dasun Shanaka has told his players that, irrespective of the final result, they need to play for national pride. The six-match limited-over series between Sri Lanka and fancied India begins at Khettarama today at 3 p.m. with the first of a three-match ODI series. Under his leadership, Sri Lanka won the first match by 64 runs, Sri Lanka’s first T20I win against Pakistan in six years. He led Sri Lanka in winning all three T20Is, which was Sri Lanka’s first T20 series whitewash, as well as Pakistan’s first-ever 3-0 loss. In February 2021, Shanaka was again named as Sri Lanka’s T20I Skipper for their series against the West Indies.

Source: The Nation July 18, 2021 08:03 UTC