Karunarante the Sri Lankan opening batsman, who has been the vital cog of Lankan batting line-up in recent times, opined having a Gameplan against Aswin and Jadeja might be helpful to put the spin duo under pressure.
Having been played against Ashwin, and Jadeja in recent times, Karunaratne, definitely has known a thing or two about the spin duo and he is expecting some basic stuff.
"I know Jadeja and Ashwin are both hungry for wickets. Every time they bowl it's about sticking to the basics. If I don't give them any chance, they will try to do something else. If we need them to change the field you have to do something extra.
"That's my game plan... I wait for the loose ones and I will stick to that. If it does not work I will think out of the box and give some extra pressure to the bowlers,” Karunaratne told reporters after day one of their tour match against Board President's XI.
Karunaratne was vital for some fight shown by Lankans, in patches, a few months ago, when India toured Sri Lanka. His 141 in the second Innings in Colombo may not have saved the match for his team, but he believes the Innings had given him the confidence, to take it into Pakistan Series.
"That hundred helped me a lot to take some confidence to Pakistan. It's not easy wicket to bat in second innings. I was determined to get some runs especially against Ashwin, their wicket-taking bowler on that pitch.
"I was thinking to play first five overs without big shots. I realised it's not easy. I played a lot of sweep and reverse sweeps and they had to change the field position.
"That's my style, to play in my comfort zone and not go for anything else. That's key and I can bat longer period. that's my game plan."
While when asked about the pace duo Shami, and Umesh, were the go-to quick's for Virat, Karunaratne said,"I played them in the last series. I have a few plans and I know what they're going to do with me. I've prep well. I will stick to that plan, if it needs to be changed I will go and do it."
Meanwhile, Lankans have started their preparation for the big test, as their batsman scored some runs under the belt against Board of president's XI. Karunaratne, who scored 50 off 60 balls pointed out the absence of left-arm spinner.
"They didn't give us left-arm spinners. It's not easy I know they will definitely play with Jadeja, and maybe Kuldeep to go alongside Ashwin."
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