KARACHI: Sri Lanka Women’s National Cricket Team’s head coach Hashan Tillakaratne expressed his desire to meet the legendary Pakistani batter Javed Miandad.
Hashan, in a scheduled press conference, ahead of his team’s T20I series against the home side Pakistan, has expressed his desire to meet the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Hall of Famer Javed.
“I would really love to meet Miandad. He helped me a lot in my batting career,” Hashan stated.
The Sri Lankan coach also heaped praises on Pakistan and claimed to consider the country the ‘Big Brother’.
“Pakistan has always helped us. I consider Pakistan as big brother,” Hashan shared.
The former Sri Lankan Test captain then discussed his team’s preparations for the T20I series against Pakistan and shared that the touring side is also well prepared for the challenge.
“This series is no less than a challenge for us. We are also well prepared for it and are hopeful to play good cricket here,” Hashan said.
“We did not play much cricket in the last two years but we will try our best to give tough time to Pakistan. I am also well aware of the capabilities of the Pakistan women’s team,” he maintained.
Hashan also commented on the country’s ongoing economic crisis and the impact it had on the preparations of the women’s team, saying the situation will not affect much on our cricket.
“The cricket has now started in Sri Lanka. The situation will not affect our cricket much. We had to cancel some training sessions in the early stages but thankfully we have completed our preparations,” he maintained.
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