All-rounder Chamika Karunaratne created only suspense on the injured players’ availability ahead of their Sunday’s Super-12 opener against Ireland at the T20 World Cup.
Top-order batters Pathum Nissanka (groin), Danushka Gunatilake (hamstring) and bowler Pramod Madushan (hamstring) are all under an injury cloud going into the Hobart clash.
Responding to the Sunday Times in the virtual pre-match presser, he left the ball on the trainer and physios court on the final call.
“I don't know what the physios and the trainer (are thinking about), and what is the latest news, but I think he's (Nissanka) fine. Yesterday (on Friday) he was fine. He's getting better. I think he will be fine for the match, but I don't know what the physio and the coach's assessment is, but I think he will be fine for the match”.
“He just came for training. So many people didn't practice today, but I was one of them. I saw that he was playing some shots, but I hope that he will be fine for tomorrow”, he said.
“But I don't know what coach and physio are saying because it's a long tournament and we have more matches. Maybe he can rest, or maybe he will play”, the middle-order player built suspense”.
Speaking on how are they managing the injury-battered team, he elaborated, “I think you have seen it. We played without both players, and we won the Netherlands match. So nothing's happening for the morale of the team because you know it's always, if you aren't doing well or if you are injured, there's always another player to replace”.
“But if we had those two players, our team would’ve been better. But whatever happens, we're not thinking about it because always -- that's a team. It's like 15, 17 players are with us. So that's what we're calling up the levels for this team. We are calling for the reserves as a team”.
“So whoever comes, they will do their job for whomever they are replacing. For Dushmantha, we have Lahiru. Lahiru is bowling for 145-plus. For Madushanka, we have Binura Fernando. Binura Fernando was out for injury, but he did really well in Australia and is a great bowler and a good thinker. He's doing well there”.
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