Sri Lanka took a big decision to reach the WTC final, Team India’s tension increased
Sri Lanka cricket team.
After the Indian team’s one-sided defeat in the three-match Test series against New Zealand at home, the race to reach the final in the ongoing World Test Championship 2023-25 has become very interesting, in which now the Sri Lankan team also has a chance to make its place in the title match. It has become a wonderful opportunity. Currently, in the points table of the third edition of the WTC, the Australian team is at the first position, Team India is at the second position, while the Sri Lankan team is currently at the third position. On one hand, the 5-match Border-Gavaskar Test series will start between India and Australia from November 22, while the Sri Lankan team also has to play a 2-match Test series on the tour of South Africa at the end of November, which will start from First he has also taken a big decision.
Sri Lanka includes Neil McKenzie in its coaching staff
Sri Lanka Cricket has made African veteran Neil McKenzie a part of its coaching staff before the tour of South Africa, in which he has been appointed as the consultant coach of the Sri Lankan team for 2 matches of this series. This information was given through an official statement issued by Sri Lanka Cricket in which their CEO Ashley de Silva said that Neil McKenzie has a much better knowledge of the situation in South Africa, which makes him a part of the coaching staff. The players of our team will also benefit so that they can adapt themselves better according to the conditions there. He also has a lot of experience as a batsman and the players of the team will also benefit from this. Let us tell you that Neil McKenzie has played 58 test matches for South Africa in which he has scored 3523 runs at an average of 37.39.
This test series is important for African team along with Sri Lanka
The upcoming 2-match Test series against Sri Lanka is also very important for the South African team to remain in the race to reach the final of the World Test Championship 2023-25. While the Sri Lankan team is currently at third position with a percentage of 55.56 points, the South African team is at fifth position with a percentage of 52.56 points. The first match of this series will be played at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban from 27 November to 1 December, while the second match will be played at St. George Park in Gkebarha from 5 to 9 December.
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