Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur ‘a bit jealous of the shares at India’s disposal’

India shall be led by Shikhar Dhawan and coached by Rahul Dravid on the Sri Lankan tour whereas Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri put together the Test facet for his or her collection in opposition to England within the United Kingdom subsequent month. Mickey Arthur is aware of very properly that even an inexperienced Indian staff can beat Sri Lanka within the upcoming white-ball video games (Courtesy of BCCI)HIGHLIGHTSSri Lanka lately suffered heavy defeats within the ODI and T20I collection in England final monthThe Lankans will now host Team India in a collection of three ODIs and three T20Is from July 18India have come to Sri Lanka with out their common white-ball gamers, together with Virat Kohli and Rohit SharmaSri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur is aware of very properly that no Indian staff may be taken evenly even when they do not have the massive names of their squad for the upcoming collection beginning July 18.

Eyebrows in Sri Lanka had been raised when former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga slammed the nation’s cricket board and the Indian staff for sending a second-string facet to Colombo for the upcoming 6 white-ball video games. Ranatunga has since been subjected to criticism from all quarters.India shall be led by Shikhar Dhawan and coached by Rahul Dravid on the tour within the absence of Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri, who’re within the United Kingdom with the Test squad making ready for subsequent month’s collection in opposition to England.But Arthur is aware of very properly that even the gamers who’ve come to Sri Lanka are able to beating his staff in 50-over and T20 cricket.”We are under no illusion because we know this is a wonderful Indian team. The Indian team is amazing, they have got so many good cricketers – it is like an IPL All Stars XI.”They are an unbelievable bunch of gamers, and for us, it is rather a lot about giving sport time to younger gamers, doable combos going ahead,” Arthur told Sportstar before admitting that he actually feels a bit jealous of the “shares at India’s disposal” even when the big names are not available.”They are extremely proficient and I usually really feel that they’re Galacticos (laughs). They rock in and have lots of IPL expertise and so they all hit the ball hell of an extended, good distance.”Indian cricket is in a strong position and that’s because of the structure they have put in place way back and also because of the talent they have.”These guys are fantastic gamers and I’m usually awed by the abilities which might be out there for the selectors, Ravi Shastri or a Rahul Dravid. I can’t assist however get a bit jealous on the shares they’ve at their disposal,” Arthur stated.Sri Lanka will host India in a collection of three ODIs and three T20 internationals from July 18.The collection was supposed to start from July 13 however needed to be pushed again by 5 days after two Sri Lanka’s batting coach Grant Flower and video analyst GT Niroshan examined optimistic for Covid-19, forcing the whole squad to enter isolation for an extended interval than anticipated.Click right here for IndiaAt present.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.