By way of India As of late Sports activities Table: Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana stated his aspect will take inspiration from the 1996 International Cup-winning crew as they give the impression of being to take the lengthy path to the ICC Males’s Cricket International Cup later this yr.
After completing tenth within the Cricket International Cup Tremendous League with most effective seven wins from 24 ODIs, the 1996 champions will compete in an ICC Males’s Cricket International Cup Qualifier for the primary time. Sri Lanka, a prior International Cup winner and two-time runner-up, can be a goal for his or her much less fancied fighters, however they are going to draw inspiration from previous triumphs as they target to advance to the Cricket International Cup 2023 in India.
“No person concept Sri Lanka would win the International Cup in 1996. So it’s an inspiration, specifically the way in which they performed as a crew,” off-spinner Maheesh Theekshana instructed the ICC.
“We wish to get all of this to our era as smartly. The best way (Arjuna) Ranatunga acted as captain, there are numerous recollections there for everybody.
“As a crew, we need to do a little issues as they did in that time period, however additionally it is a brand new era, so we need to do issues another way.
“The best way that cricket goes is so other, so I believe it’s our time to do our very best and check out and win the International Cup.”
Sri Lanka will face unbeaten fighters Eire, Scotland, and the United Arab Emirates within the crew degree. On the other hand, Theekshana believes that Oman, a crew Sri Lanka has but to stand in an ODI, would be the maximum tricky problem for his crew.
“We do not know a lot about them. It isn’t a large power however there’s power there as a result of we do not learn about their strengths and weaknesses. We simply must deliver our A sport each and every time as we do not know what to anticipate, so we need to focal point on our personal sport,” the spinner stated.