Yadav says ready to lead against SL

KANDY: India´s Suryakumar Yadav said Friday he was not going to repeat the mistakes of his domestic captaincy ahead of his first trial as Twenty20 skipper against Sri Lanka.

“Lot of things have changed since then. I am a different person now,” the batsman told reporters in Kandy ahead of Saturday´s series opener. “I have got married and I have learned a lot from other captains. I will take the team forward in my own style,” he added.

“It´s a huge challenge for us to play the world champions. We are ready for the challenge as we prepared well for this series,” Asalanka said. “Bit disappointed that we are not at full strength,” he added.