The entire team is praiseworthy,” Dravid had told Shanaka, Indian media sources revealed yesterday (24), quoting Sri Lanka team sources. There is improved team spirit, unity, and a thirst for win evident in the Sri Lanka side under Shanaka’s leadership. Dravid was Head Coach for the India Under-19 and India ‘A’ teams from 2016 to 2019. Noticeably with raised spirit, Sri Lanka under Shanaka, recorded a much-awaited victory on Friday in the third ODI, significantly without any serious contribution by ‘the seniors’, including Dhananjaya De Silva and Wanindu Hasaranga. Dravid had also said that he would also have a word with the Sri Lanka cricket hierarchy about what he had noticed in the new-look Sri Lanka team.

Source: The Nation July 25, 2021 07:18 UTC