NEW DELHI: "I am not sure they are preparing for South Africa," said Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal as he took a dig at the Indian team's claims of soliciting for bouncy tracks in the ongoing Test sequence to be able for the cruel project towards the Proteas next month.
Starting from skipper Virat Kohli, each and every Indian player, all the way through interactions with media, spoke about how pitches towards Sri Lanka have been prepared retaining the excursion of South Africa in mind.
"I am surprised they are saying they are preparing for South Africa but they are giving these pitches," Chandimal's sarcasm was once not lost on any person.
"If you look at the wicket here (Kotla), I am not sure they are preparing for South Africa! It looks like a Nagpur pitch (where 610 runs were scored). The Kolkata pitch was similar to South African pitches but these two are not like that. We never underestimate any team and we need to give our best."
When asked if the Sri Lankan team felt disrespected that the discussions were handiest about South Africa, Chandimal said, "They are thinking about the next series but we as a team are thinking about this series, and we are thinking about each and every game. About how we can win. We can't control what they think. As a team we can control what we can control."
Starting from skipper Virat Kohli, each and every Indian player, all the way through interactions with media, spoke about how pitches towards Sri Lanka have been prepared retaining the excursion of South Africa in mind.
"I am surprised they are saying they are preparing for South Africa but they are giving these pitches," Chandimal's sarcasm was once not lost on any person.
"If you look at the wicket here (Kotla), I am not sure they are preparing for South Africa! It looks like a Nagpur pitch (where 610 runs were scored). The Kolkata pitch was similar to South African pitches but these two are not like that. We never underestimate any team and we need to give our best."
When asked if the Sri Lankan team felt disrespected that the discussions were handiest about South Africa, Chandimal said, "They are thinking about the next series but we as a team are thinking about this series, and we are thinking about each and every game. About how we can win. We can't control what they think. As a team we can control what we can control."
Chandimal dig: India preparing for SA on flat tracks
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