Marvan Atapattu
Marvan Atapattu
Deshabandu Marvan Samson Atapattuis a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former Sri Lankan captain. He has coached Canada and Singapore national cricket teams previously. From April 2014 to September 2015, he was the Head Coach of Sri Lankan Cricket Team...
goals mind several
We've come here with several things on our mind and goals to achieve,
against begin focused pitch played slow suited time
We were focused all the time and played as we do against any other side. The pitch was slow to begin with and it suited their kind of bowlers.
fact good keen last month
We are very keen to put things right considering the fact that we haven't had a good last month in India.
keen
We are very keen to put things right.
aware cost india needed poor rankings second series
We are aware of what is needed but we were second in the rankings not too long ago. A poor series in India has cost us a lot.
believe clearly coming series underdogs
We were clearly underdogs coming into the series and now we are 1-0 up in the final. We believe in ourselves.
almost australia believe clearly horse ourselves people played race series south underdogs
We were clearly underdogs before the series and people thought it was a two horse race (between Australia and South Africa) but here we are. We believe in ourselves and back ourselves and we played almost as well as we can today.
country critics heads leave shown team
We've shown the critics we're a better team than they say. We can leave the country with our heads high.
allowed bad changed easily honestly lunch reached shot win
We honestly did not think the win would come so easily after the way they batted and reached 155 for two after lunch on the first day. Then, one bad shot changed everything and allowed us to come back.
finish home nice season
It is nice to finish the home season with a victory,
good match win
It is always good to win the first match of the series,
improved potential recent shown shows
Over the years they have shown potential and what they have got. They have improved and it shows in their recent performances too.
batting encourage india moment playing remaining
Our batting let us down but we need to come back and do better in the remaining matches. India are playing very well at the moment but we need to encourage each other to do better.
guys hard lose main per places players series sure
It is a big series and to lose our two main players is something that's very hard to bear. But I am sure the guys who take their places will give their 100 per cent.