Marvan Atapattu
Marvan Atapattu
Deshabandu Marvan Samson Atapattuis a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former Sri Lankan captain. He has coached Canada and Singapore national cricket teams previously. From April 2014 to September 2015, he was the Head Coach of Sri Lankan Cricket Team...
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We were clearly underdogs before the series and people thought it was a two horse race (between Australia and South Africa) but here we are. We believe in ourselves and back ourselves and we played almost as well as we can today.
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The positive side of it is that we have managed to keep our intensive levels high to beat teams like Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. We have done our homework well. We respect teams and we do what we can do best, without thinking too much about the opponents. It is shown by our results.
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We were clearly underdogs coming into the series and now we are 1-0 up in the final. We believe in ourselves.
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Over the years they have shown potential and what they have got. They have improved and it shows in their recent performances too.
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We produced a good all-round performance and I suppose the only slight concern was that the top order batsmen could have done better,
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We have also suffered similar defeats in our early years.
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True, it was a two-and-a-half-day match, but we do not want to insult the opposition and deprive them of competing with the big boys.
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We honestly did not think the win would come so easily after the way they batted and reached 155 for two after lunch on the first day. Then, one bad shot changed everything and allowed us to come back.
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We've shown the critics we're a better team than they say. We can leave the country with our heads high.
goals mind several
We've come here with several things on our mind and goals to achieve,
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Everything is falling in place and everyone wants to keep going the way they are going. It's all about winning habits. There was a time when we couldn't chase 225, but everything falls into place when you're winning.
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We are very keen to put things right considering the fact that we haven't had a good last month in India.
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We are very keen to put things right.
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We are aware of what is needed but we were second in the rankings not too long ago. A poor series in India has cost us a lot.