da betano casino： Kenyan coach Sandeep Patil admitted to being hurt by the manner in which hisside slumped to defeat in the second unofficial Test against Sri Lanka A inMatara, calling it the worst performance in his three-year tenure
CricInfo10-Feb-2002Kenyan coach Sandeep Patil admitted to being hurt by the manner in which hisside slumped to defeat in the second unofficial Test against Sri Lanka A inMatara, calling it the worst performance in his three-year tenure.He went on to complain that his players’ natural talent was being wastedbecause of their inability to play as a team.Speaking straight after the team had been defeated by an innings and 152 runsto lose the series with a Sri Lanka A side two-nil, Patil said: “Winning andlosing doesn’t matter, but the way we lost it does.”He added: “We have to start playing as a team. There’s no point in playersgetting hundreds if we cannot play as a team.””We have no excuses at all, the umpiring has been very good, the pitcheshave been absolutely brilliant, and the facilities tremendous.”I still don’t believe the kind of cricket we have played. This the worstperformance of the Kenyan team in the last three years I have beenassociated with them.””We’ve come here to educate ourselves, to learn and we have already wastedten days without learning.”His batsmen bore the brunt of his disappointment: “We have not beenselective enough in out shot making, playing too many shots. We have notbeen able to handle the pressure.”But Patil is also convinced that the team can perform much better.”I have seen these guys playing some brilliant cricket and I am confidentthey can do it,” he said.He now hopes they can salvage from the series in the final Test startingThursday at Dambulla.”Now it is up to us to wake up and pull our socks up and get back into theseries by playing some good cricket,” he said.”As long as we can learn from our mistakes and we take a step forwardtowards what we intend doing ultimately, then I’ll be happy. We can performto our ability in the next game.”Sri Lanka ‘A’ coach, Roshan Mahanama, was delighted with the performance ofhis players, whom he claimed had worked hard and to a plan.”I wanted them to get big scores and they have done so,” he said. “In thebowling, all the wickets have been shared. That’s a sign the team is playingas a unit and everyone is trying to do their best for the team. It hasworked out well for the boys and I am happy for them.”Commenting on Chandana’s contribution to the win, Mahanama said: “To be fairby Chandana, he has been labeled a one-day cricketer. He has played a lot ofone-day cricket and he hasn’t had the opportunity of playing the longerversion of the game. He’s clearly making good use of the opportunity givento him now.””I am sure the captaincy also would have given him that added confidence. Hehas done a fantastic job, not only with the bat and ball, but as captain aswell”.On Tillakaratne Dilshan’s century (164 not out), Mahanama said: “I was veryimpressed with him. He went through a lean period. He got two back-to-backhundreds against England but since then he has struggled a bit.”I wanted him to convert the fifties and sixties in club matches into bigscores and that’s exactly what he did. He batted for close to seven hoursand he showed his commitment.”