Chief Selector says SL’s biggest drawback is lack of consistency

7-4 combination is the way forward in upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup says Chief Cricket Selector Upul Tharanga

- BY SA'ADI THAWFEEQ

Chief Cricket Selector Upul Tharanga

WHILE the Sri Lanka team management is still grappling with the issue of whether to play a 7-4 or 6-4 combination for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Chief Selector Upul Tharanga said that a 7-4 combination is the way to go forward.

"We have to go with a 7-4 combination because there are about 3 batsmen who can also bowl. They should be able to cover up the four overs of the fifth bowler."

The batsmen whom Tharanga is probably referring to are the Captain Charith Asalanka and Kamindu Mendis who bowl spin and Dasun Shanaka, medium-pace.

Tharanga said the root problem lay not with the combination of the team but with consistency.

"The biggest drawback as I see it is lack of consistency. We are also slightly behind in reading the game and how to adjust to situations. Otherwise, I don't see any big difference compared to other nations because this is a side that can score over 200 in one innings, which shows there is talent in the team. If you take the Asia Cup we played very well in the first round, but suddenly they fail like in the Super Fours. The lack of consistency is what we need to rectify very quickly. We have a problem when it comes to tournaments like the Asia Cup with consistency," he said.