Outgoing Sri Lanka Test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne has expressed his public support for new skipper Dhananjaya de Silva.

In a special message to his fellow cricketer, Dimuth Karunaratne heaped praise on Dhananjaya de Silva and his growth over the past few years. 

Dimuth Karunaratne also assured support on and off the field during Dhananjaya de Silva’s tenure. 

Outgoing Test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne’s message is as follows;

Cricket Fans world over, as I finally hand over the reins of the SL Test Captaincy after a decent and memorable stint, who better other than to you Dhananjaya De Silva an excellent all-round athlete in my books.

Dhana I’ve watched you grow & develop into a very mature and fantastic Cricketer over the years. Smart, Ice cool and a very shrewd Cricket brain, I may add. More so your own style you adapt and also that very famous smile you always wear every time on & off the field! 

I am very Confident SL Test Cricket is in very safe hands and will be going forward through your tenure as Skipper. I’ll be there to support you on and off the field rest assured. Cheers & Blessings Bro (NewsWire)

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Sri Lanka must analyze its review tactics to strengthen its gameplay, Sri Lanka Test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne said.

Speaking to the media yesterday, Karunaratne said that several of the reviews called by the team during the first test against Pakistan had been misjudged.

“A review is called for after discussion with the bowler and the wicketkeeper. I, as the captain make a call on the review based on the feedback from the bowler and wicket-keeper. But when we check the ball would have turned differently or not touched the wicket at all,” he explained.

Stating that most often the captain gets called out for the review decision, Karunaratne said the skipper will always look foolish for making such a call.

Karunaratne further stated that he always backs the decisions of his bowlers and wicketkeepers on calling for reviews.

The skipper pointed out that it was now essential to analyze and work on making good use of reviews and minimise misjudgements.

“The misjudging of reviews is a loss for the team and can be crucial during a tight game. We will have to focus on making the right use of reviews and what could be done differently,” he added. (NewsWire)

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