Praising Team India for the victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final T20 game at Mumbai of the 3 match series, team India’s coach Ravi Shastri asserted that the series win against the Sri Lankan team has injected his team with much-needed confidence ahead of the next month’s tour of South Africa.
Team India thrashed the Islanders in the recent Test, ODI and T20I series, with Sri Lanka standing no chance in the recently concluded t20 series where they lost 3-0. They earlier lost the Test series and One-Day International (ODI) series as well.
Virat Kohli’s test team was very clinical in the test series where India sealed the series after drawing the pollution-marred third and final Test against Sri Lanka on December 6 and registered a record ninth straight series win.
“Looking very much forward to South Africa. Would like to reiterate the home season we’ve had. Never easy, no matter what conditions you play in. There were few hiccups in the middle. Games like Dharamsala which taught us a lot,” Shastri said after the game.
“That’s the challenge. In your playing career, if you’re not up for challenges, then it’s no fun. Should be a good series. This is a side which can compete anywhere in the world,” he added.
India on Sunday displayed a clinical performance to beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets at Wankhede to inflict a 3-0 series whitewash over Lanka. India after winning the toss elected to bowl first and Lankans could only muster 135 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Team India after a few hiccups in the start managed to win the game with 4 balls to spare.
“We always knew that whatever target is set up, we back our batsmen to get it. Happy with the composition we had throughout the series. Guys who got opportunities made it count throughout. Thoroughly a team effort. Each and every guy has put in a lot of effort,” he said.
“Lot of the guys you see were playing their first game, second game, but it never seemed that way. They were confident and it was our job as management to back them. They came and did what they were expected to do,” he added.
“That’s the hallmark of a good team where we respect oppositions, and when you respect oppositions you stay grounded,” Shastri said
