Maheesh Theekshana complained about the tough schedule and logistical complications that Sri Lanka have been dealing with at the 2024 T20 World Cup in North America, following their defeat against South Africa in their opening fixture.
Playing their first game of the tournament against South Africa at the newly built Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, Sri Lanka folded for a meagre 77 and lost the game by six wickets.
“It’s so unfair for us, we have to leave every day because we are playing [at] four different venues,” he said. “It’s unfair. The flight we took from Florida, from Miami, we had to wait like eight hours in the airport to get the flight. And we came around. We were supposed to leave at 8pm but we got the flight at 5am. It’s really unfair for us, but it doesn’t matter when you play.”
Theekshana was referring to the fact that Sri Lanka are one of only two teams along with the Netherlands to have been scheduled to play their first round games at four different venues – New York, Dallas, Florida, and St Lucia respectively.
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