Sri Lanka Skipper Dasun Shanaka Says On-Field Bust Up Was About Tactics
Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka said Thursday that his on-field spat with coach Mickey Arthur in the second one-day international against India was about tactics. Speaking for the first time about the
Speaking for the first time about the animated exchange of words caught on camera soon after losing the three-match series to India on Tuesday, Shanaka said Arthur should not have done it publicly.
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"This is something that should have happened in the dressing room," Shanaka told reporters in Colombo. "He (Arthur) wanted to know if I deviated from the agreed plan and I said no."
He said the coach questioned if he had changed tactics they had agreed before the match. "There was no heated exchange," Shanaka said. "I explained what happened. I said I did not change plans and there was no deviation."
India passed Sri Lanka's 275-9 with five balls to spare in Colombo on Tuesday to record a win that gave them a 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Sri Lanka's South African coach was seen sharing heated words with Shanaka and gesturing at the captain on the field after the game they lost by three wickets.
