Sri Lanka’s legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has expressed disappointment with Sri Lanka’s performance in the recent ODI World Cup. He believed this was Sri Lanka’s worst performance in the tournament and urged all players to work on their individual skills and bounce back from this tough experience.
Sri Lanka’s crushing defeat at this year’s Cricket World Cup came as a surprise to many as the main event took place on a familiar ground. Cricket experts said it was their worst World Cup performance since 1992, with just two wins from nine league matches, including defeats against Afghanistan and Bangladesh. During the tournament, Kusal Mendis took over the captaincy in place of Dasun Shanaka, who had to withdraw from the tournament midway due to muscle problems.
Muttiah Muralitharan on News18 Showsha felt that this was the home team’s worst performance in the main event and accused the players of lacking service to the country. He wants everyone to learn from their mistakes at the World Cup and bounce back from this difficult situation.
“I think this is their worst performance since World Cup qualifying in 1975. I think it’s because of a lack of commitment. I don’t know what happened along the way, but I think they did enough It’s true that it wasn’t good.”
“We should learn lessons from this World Cup where we made mistakes and each player needs to improve individually. “They need to work on themselves and bounce back,” Muthya said. – Muralitharan said.
Although the playing field should favor teams from the subcontinent, the Sri Lanka team struggled throughout the tournament and did not perform convincingly. Sri Lanka won only 2 out of 9 matches during the tournament and their low ranking prevented them from qualifying for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
They also posted an unfavorable record as they were bowled out for 55 runs against India in Mumbai. This collapse in Sri Lanka’s batting performance resulted in Sri Lanka scoring the lowest total number of runs in the World Cup, breaking their previous record of 86 runs.
I Hope That The President Of Our Country Will Get Involved In This And Solve This – Muttiah Muralitharan
Former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has spoken out on the ongoing dispute between the Ministry of Sports and the Sri Lanka Cricket Board, terming it a political issue. He called on the Sri Lankan president to intervene and resolve the issue, saying the two countries needed to work together.
“This is a political thing going on in Sri Lanka. The Ministry of Sports and the SLC are arguing. Between them, the sport has found itself in trouble. The hard truth is, we don’t know who can solve this. There are too many unanswered questions.”
“I hope our president will step in and fix the problem.” The sports ministry must listen to the president, and the sports commission must comply with the country’s laws. Must be followed. “Both sides need to agree,” Muttiah Muralitharan added.
Recently, Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe was sacked by President Ranil Wickremesinghe during a cabinet meeting. The decision was taken after Ranasinghe suspended his entire Sri Lanka Cricket Board following his 302-run loss to India in the 2023 World Cup.
