Batters’ return to form a positive sign – Samarawickrama

The predicament of Sri Lankan cricket couldn’t get worse. Over a considerable period of time, there have been financial problems, trouble with the board, and a subsequent fall in the performance of the team since the golden generation hung up their boots. To add insult to injury, they have timed their low in the worst possible manner in the build-up to the World Cup. Right before the Asia Cup final, it may have seemed like a good thing – reaching an ODI final right ahead of a World Cup. And then the humiliation followed – all-out for 50 in the final.