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Can't take India lightly despite MSD's absence: Mahela |
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By: Agencies |
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Date:
2012-02-21 |
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Place: Brisbane |
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Skipper Mahela Jayawardene said Sri Lanka would not take India lightly despite skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's absence in the tri series match here today.
SL skipper Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara during a training
session yesterday. Pic/AFP
The in-form Indian skipper received a one-match ban for slow over-rate in Sunday's match against Australia.
"Dhoni is in good form and he is a match winner. But they have also got some really big players.
We can't be complacent. We will focus on the entire Indian team and try and execute a good game plan. I think we didn't have a good start but we have improved as a team in every game," said Jayawardene on the eve of the match.
"Our guys have been bowling pretty well. They are hitting good areas and adjusting to different surfaces so I feel they will give their best on this wicket as well.
"It's a great opportunity for us and like I said, our goal is to get into the finals... there are four games left and rather than waiting for the results, if we can control our destiny (then) that's what we need to do," he added.
In the last game against Australia, Jayawardene opted to open the innings and it worked well in favour of Sri Lanka. "We try to make tactical changes to see what fits for us.
We made a move to make sure we got a good start, which we never had in the first few games. That seems to work but you never know. I will see how it goes," he said. |
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