No pressure on us: Malinga
Sri Lanka are down in the dumps after losing all the three matches of this lopsided series against India but stand-in skipper Lasith Malinga today sought to play down the turmoil in the team, saying there's no pressure on the hosts ahead of the fourth ODI.
In the absence of both suspended Upul Tharanga and injured Chamara Kapugedara, Malinga will lead the hosts, who are trailing 0-3 in the fivematch series, in the penultimate game here.
"At the moment, we have lost a few matches. But I still feel we have good young players and a few experienced players. This is time we have to stand up and give confidence to young players, that we're still good enough to play international cricket. People think we are not top of the table, but I feel we can change that," said Malinga at the match-eve press conference.
"I don't recognise pressure. If there is pressure that means you don't know what to do in a particular instance and you don't have the ability to do what's required. The team and I have to build a mentality whereby we don't feel pressure," he added.
The Sri Lankan team is in turmoil as the selection committee resigned last evening, causing further upheaval in the hosts' ranks after crowd trouble had erupted towards the end of the third ODI in Pallekele on Sunday following another hapless performance.