‘Preparing for SA on Flat Tracks?’: Chandimal Takes a Dig at India

“I am not sure they are preparing for South Africa,” said Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal.

"I am not sure if they are preparing for South Africa," said Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal, as he took a dig at the Indian team's claims of asking for bouncy tracks in the ongoing Test series to be ready for the tough assignment against the Proteas next month.

Starting from skipper Virat Kohli, each and every Indian player, during interactions with the media, spoke about how pitches against Sri Lanka have been prepared, keeping the tour of South Africa in mind.

I am surprised that they are saying they are preparing for South Africa, but they are giving these pitches. If you look at the wicket here (Kotla), I am not sure they are preparing for South Africa! It looks like a Nagpur pitch (where 610 runs were scored). The Kolkata pitch was similar to South African pitches, but these two are not like that.

Dinesh Chandimal 

When asked if the Sri Lankan team felt disrespected that the discussions taking place are only about South Africa, Chandimal said:

They are thinking about the next series, but we as a team are thinking about this series, and we are thinking about each and every game. About how we can win. We can’t control what they think. As a team we can only control what we can control.

Dinesh Chandimal 

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