As the entire Sri Lanka coaching staff was under quarantine –following Batting Coach Grant Flower’s and Data Analyst of the Sri Lanka national team G.T. Niroshan’s* Covid-19 positive reports last week– SLC Spin Bowling Coach Piyal Wijetunge had been nominated by SLC to temporarily overlook the national team’s training, The Morning Sports learnt last afternoon. A series SLC cannot missThe India white-ball series, which consists of six limited-over games –three ODIs and three T20Is respectively– are to be held now from 18 to 29 July at Khettarama under lights. ‘Everyone pulling on one direction’This unhealthy development, which is reported from the most recent and much-respected three Sri Lanka Captains, is only for the detriment of an already distraught Sri Lanka side. * We inadvertently said in our sports-page lead story on Monday (12 July) that the Data Analyst of the Sri Lanka team, who tested positive for Covid-19, was Shirantha Niroshan.

Source: The Nation July 13, 2021 18:56 UTC