Sanath Jayasuriya, the head coach of the Sri Lankan national cricket team, said that the current Sri Lankan team has a great understanding of how to win matches and they do not need to lose any more.Sanath Jayasuriya mentioned this while addressing a special press conference held at the Sri Lanka Cricket Institute yesterday (21st) before the South African test match tour. The head coach who also commented there. "The first thing is to give the players the confidence they need.

I always say we represent 22 million people. The audience loves this game very much. We have a great love for it. I always say I give 100 percent when playing for the country.So I say every time you go to the stadium, whether you win or lose a match, don't change your attitude or effort to win. Always give 100 percent. Then there will be no mistake. We deal with such small matters with more attention. These children have been playing cricket since childhood.They know what has to happen. They need to be given discipline, compassion, kindness and self-confidence. All those things are going forward in a very good way. As a coach I am still learning things. I have not been here as a coach before.Accordingly, there is room for improvement every day. However, working as a coach is not easy. Happiness, stress and sadness are all there. Get emotional at times. But I am happy with the status quo. My support training staff gives me maximum support.The players are also giving maximum support. Now they know how to win. They don't need to. They are happy with their game. I think they will continue to maintain this situation.'
Sanath Jayasuriya answered a question about fielding and said, 'We always accept that Sri Lanka is the best fielding team in the world. We are working hard to bring it to that place. We are doing a lot to improve the fielding.Upul Chandana has made a great commitment for that and the other coaching staff members are also giving maximum support. But it has not reached that expected state. I am not yet where I love to be. Still on the way. We are working to get there. Accordingly, Upul will make that commitment in the future.In history, we have stopped a lot of runs by fielding. We hope to bring it there.'
Commenting on the contribution of the bowlers and the success of the batsmen, Sanath said this.
A lot of people ask about Kusal Mendis that how a player who was not among the points is now among the points. Corrected a technicality we noticed when he was not in the score during the tour of England. After making that change, we saw a big change in his Test batting.After that, he started scoring in other matches for Sri Lanka. He is a mature player. We saw his best from the beginning. But at times he was not among the scorers. Such situations can happen to any player. Ian Bell's support was also received at that time.But Thilina Kandambi is the batting coach. He took a big responsibility for that. When the batsmen are not between the runs, the entire responsibility falls on the batting coach. We have also focused more on improving the batting of the bowlers. We have seen the benefit of that.'
However, Tharanga, who answered a question about the pitches used in the last few tournaments, said, 'Especially for international matches, plans are prepared after considering the opponent team. But in the last few series we have played on pitches that support spinners more.However, we have to achieve the winning mentality and strength as a team. That gives the players the confidence they need. After that we can decide on pitches based on our strength and team composition. But we defeated them in the England tournament last time.We got pitches that were not suitable for spinners. Our fast bowlers played well there. Whether we play as a team in Sri Lanka or abroad, our hope is to create a team suitable for any challenge.But I strongly believe that we should play on good pitches in domestic matches.'
This is what the head of the selection committee said in response to a question about the decision to give the opportunity to a single team this year."We were initially planning to give the players a long-term opportunity. We believe that is what should happen. Because we want to give maximum support to the players at all times. If the players are removed from the team after a few matches, there is some pressure on the next players.Accordingly, a decision that we discussed with all of us was to give any player a chance for a long time and replace him with another player only if he fails. Otherwise, if the players are changed from tournament to tournament, they cannot perform under the pressure they feel. Even the players will gain self-confidence only if they are given the opportunity for a long time. As a player, I also personally know that situation.'
Meanwhile, Upul Tharanga answered a question about Vanindu Hasaranga, who was included in the Sri Lanka squad for the tour of Bangladesh and changed the decision again after saying goodbye to the Test game.But a team is selected after considering the strength of the team and the strategies used. We have not abandoned Vanindu from the Test game. We have also discussed with him. We have discussed with him. He will be recalled whenever necessary.'