After having gone down to South Africa in their opening encounter of the ICC Champions Trophy over the weekend, Sri Lanka were back in training yesterday at the Lord’s Cricket Grounds.
With stand-in skipper Upul Tharanga suspended for the next two games, it was heartening to see skipper Angelo Mathews back in the nets. Here are some of the moments captured by ThePapare.com’s very own Sameera Pieris during the team’s training session in London.
1 Captain Marvel is back!
Angelo Mathews will be back to lead the Lankans in their all-important clash against India on Thursday.
2 Tough road ahead for Sri Lanka’s senior men.
With Upul Tharanga (right) suspended for the next two games, the onus will be on Captain Angelo Mathews (left) and Dinesh Chandimal (center) to anchor Sri Lanka’s batting.
3 Putting plans in place.
With Sri Lanka’s campaign hampered by injury and suspension, the coaching staff have no doubt had to formulate new plans. Pictured here is Coach Graham Ford speaking to the entire squad ahead of training.
4 No short-cuts to success.
After making just 11 against the South Africans in Sri Lanka’s opener, Kusal Mendis sweats it out at training, putting in the extra work to raise his game.
5 Eyes on the prize
Asela Gunaratne (left) is the definition of focus playing a warm-up game of Football ahead of Sri Lanka’s training session as Nuwan Kulasekara (center) and Nic Porthas (far right) look on.
6 A reversal of roles
With Sri Lanka seriously short of bowling options, batsman Kusal Mendis flexes his arm with a little bit of leg spin while his bowling counter-parts Suranga Lakmal and Nuwan Pradeep get ready to have a hit.
7 A post retirement modeling career for Mali?
Lasith Malinga strikes a somber pose as he watches the Lankan team train ahead of the game against India on Thursday.
