Before the Asia Cup clash against Bangladesh on Friday, 15 September, India held the No.2 position on the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings with 116 rating points, just slightly trailing top-ranked Australia, who led with 118 points.
"I pointed it to KL bhai, he gave me advice that the ball is spinning so I should bowl a little off stump as deliveries aiming for wickets. We had planned to dismiss Sadeera to bowl outside off as the ball in spinning. I will give credit to KL bhai," the Indian spinner said in a video shared
Wellalage picked up his maiden five-wicket haul at the senior international level with outstanding figures of 5/40 against India on Tuesday, and Malinga was suitably impressed.
Indian batter KL Rahul heaped praise on left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav following his sensational performance helped the Blues seal their spot in the Asia Cup 2023 final.
India's bowling attack combined to end Sri Lanka's 13 ODI match unbeaten streak and seal their spot in the final of the Asia Cup 2023 with a game to spare, as the hosts bundled out for 172 chasing a paltry target at the R Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday.
Left-arm orthodox spinner Dunith Wellalage registered names in the golden history of Sri Lanka cricket against India in the Asia Cup Super Four clash on Tuesday.
In his post, he said, "Heartfelt congratulations to the incredible Indian cricket team for their sensational triumph over Pakistan in the Asia Cup match! Our players delivered a stellar performance in every facet of the game, leaving fans awestruck. My warmest wishes for continued success in
"Today Virat Kohli and KL Rahul did wonders, 356 runs on 2 wickets... India made a huge score... It was beyond people's imagination, the way they demonstrated... This is a huge achievement. This is a big victory for us, so many congratulations to the Indian team," Rajeev Shukla told ANI o