Angelo Mathews advises Sri Lankan cricketers to take up the challenge and play in complete freedom – Firstcricket News, Firstpost

Dubai: Former Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews advised his team to take up the challenge and play in complete freedom at the next ICC Men's World Cricket Cup.

The 1996 World Cup champions and the last two finalists Sri Lanka enter the tournament as a ninth ranked team. They have won only six of the 22 internationals of one day (ODI) since last January.

"In a big tournament like this one has to play with freedom and accept it, rather than putting too much pressure on oneself." Yes, it's a World Cup, you have to perform well to win, but at the same time you have to take up the challenge, "said Matthews, quoted by ICC .

Several players on their team of 15 players will be back after a while on the sidelines, including skipper Dimuth Karunaratne. which, until last week, had not played any ODI game since the last edition of the World Cup.

"If you put a lot of pressure on yourself, it adds to your burden, but try it, consider it a" 19659002] The 31-year-old, who led the team in the 2015 edition , had been a member of the ODI team in 2018 with concerns about his situation. fitness and fitness. However, he overcame his difficulties by scoring 64 points in his team's preparation match against South Africa, which Sri Lanka lost by 87 points. Mathews insisted that he was not at the World Cup to prove his place to anyone.

"Every game is an opportunity to improve your own performance, and if you do that, your team will benefit," he said.

Sri Lankan's second most successful player in ODI cricket after Lasith Malinga, Matthews wants to pbad on his experience to emerging players on his team.

"My ambition is to be efficient and consistent, for that I have to look after myself in terms of fitness and to give the best of myself … and to pbad on my experience to young players for that they also benefit, "he said.

The World Cup will take place from May 30th. as of July 14 in the United Kingdom. Sri Lanka will begin its campaign against New Zealand on June 1 at Cardiff Stadium (Wales).

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Date of publication: of May 27, 2019 at 3:19 pm IST

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Date Updated: 27th May 2019 15:19:11 IST