Dambulla (Sri Lanka), August 27: Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara today said India have lifted themselves despite suffering some of their worst ODI defeats in the league stage and it would take a very special effort from his team to avoid a fifth consecutive final loss to them.
“They (India) have lifted themselves for the finals and they have outplayed us on many occasions. There have been questions asked about the toss. Whether that was an advantage.
I don’t think,” Sangakkara said in a pre-match press conference.
“You must give credit when a side wins consistently. That means they are used to that. We have been to a lot of finals as well. We have just got to make sure that we lift ourselves tomorrow for a special effort,” he added.
–Agencies