Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has asked his batsmen to banish all negative thoughts and play the patience game in tomorrow’s crucial tri-series match against India.
The Lankan batsmen may not have set alight the tournament but Jayawardene said there was no need to be bogged down by any negative thought and that runs would flow only if they just hung around.
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“Guys who have scored runs haven’t gone for big shots. They have relied on the patience game, Michael (Clarke) did so the other night, (Gautam) Gambhir in Brisbane, Sanga (Sangakkara) in Perth,”
