DUBAI: Bhanuka Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka is eager to play the same style of cricket at the Asia Cup, which gets underway here on Saturday, after an excellent run in the IPL.
Rajapaksa, who played for the Punjab Kings, displayed his power hitting abilities throughout the IPL this year with some impressive aggressive hits.
Rajapaksa was quoted by ESPNCricinfo as stating, “For me, the experience I bring from playing in the IPL would create excellent enthusiasm for the side.”
After talking to many IPL players, including Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, and KG, I have brought a lot of enthusiasm back to the Sri Lankan team (Kagiso Rabada).
There were a lot of good vibrations in the conversations we had, but I doubt I have the time to go into detail.
I hope we can introduce that similar kind of cricket to the rest of the world, he continued.
The 30-year-old Rajapaksa scored 206 runs with a strike rate of 159.68 in nine games for the Punjab Kings.
When Liam (Livingstone) stated, “If it’s in the V, make sure the ball is in the woods,” it was one of our best conversations. He would simply be that combative. A true slam-bang player, he continued.
On Saturday, the first match of the competition will pit Sri Lanka against Afghanistan.
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