By Sandaru Munasinghe
Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka has expressed confidence in attempting to surpass Sri Lanka cricketing legend Kumar Sangakkara’s records.
Speaking to the local sports website, The Papare, Pathum Nissanka said, however, Sangakkara was way above his league, but he was confident of attempting it.
“Sangakkara is a star and a legend. His experience and knowledge helped the team as a whole. He gave us a lot of support during this tournament,” Nissanka said.
Commenting on his performance against England, Pathum Nissanka said he had worked hard during the practice session and had changed his mindset for the tournament.
Stating that even though he knew it was difficult to adjust to test cricket within a short span of time, Nissanka revealed he had continued with his game plan similar to an ODI and it had worked out well for him.
The cricket further said that the series against England and their victory had given great confidence to the Sri Lankan cricket team.
On September 9, Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka made history at Kennington Oval in London by scoring an unbeaten 127 to get Sri Lanka over the line in the run chase of 219.
Not only becoming the first Sri Lankan to score a century against England in the fourth innings, the 26-year-old also entered an elite list of legends, becoming the 10th batter to score a Test century in the fourth innings against England in a winning cause. (Newswire)
