Bumbling fumbling Sri Lanka crash out of Champions Trophy Pathetic fielding costs a semi-final berth BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Sri Lanka lurched like a drunken sailor at the Champions Trophy in England before being unceremoniously dumped before the semi-finals thanks to pathetic fielding against Pakistan in a crucial game that decided the final four spots. Team manager Asanka Gurusinha’s assertion that only the best fielding team would make up the final composition for the tournament irrespective of batting or bowling strengths came back to haunt him when the team delivered him and the team management a slap in the face against Pakistan as they literally found a way to kick themselves out of the tournament due to butterfingered fielding. Compounding the dropped catches was the poor ground fielding which at times made them look amateurish and begged the question whether they were good enough at international level. The coaching ...

Bumbling fumbling Sri Lanka crash out of Champions Trophy – Pathetic fielding costs a semi-final berth BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Sri Lanka lurched like a drunken sailor at the Champions Trophy in England before being unceremoniously dumped before the semi-finals thanks to pathetic fielding against Pakistan in a crucial game that decided the final four spots. Team manager Asanka Gurusinha’s assertion that only the best fielding team would make up the final composition for the tournament irrespective of batting or bowling strengths came back to haunt him when the team delivered him and the team management a slap in the face against Pakistan as they literally found a way to kick themselves out of the tournament due to butterfingered fielding. Compounding the dropped catches was the poor ground fielding which at times made them look amateurish and begged the question whether they were good enough at international level. The ...