IND vs SL Live – SriLanka Cricket CODE Signals: Rohit Sharma led India will play MAKE or BREAK match today against SriLanka. The India team will not only have to counter 11 Lankans on the field but will also have to be wary of CODED SIGNALS being passed from SriLanka’s DRESSING ROOM. Sri Lanka head coach Chris Silverwood has come up with interesting strategry of passing directions to SriLankan players via CODED Signals. Silverwood says, he will continue to do the same against India today: Follow India vs SriLanka LIVE & Asia Cup 2022 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
“Guiding the team ON-FIELD is nothing wrong. Yes we are using CODE SIGNALS. We will use the same against India in our next match”, declared Chris Silverwood in a interview to UK Media.
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While many criticized Silverwood’s methods, Silverwood declared he is with in rules to send instructions to the team in the ground.
“There’s no rocket science. They are just suggestions for the captain at what would be a good match at a particular point for a batsman when he is on strike. There’s a lot of teams doing it now, it’s just as simple as it is, really. It’s just giving suggestions that the captain can use, it’s not telling him how to captain. It’s just the suggestion from the side,” Silverwood defended.
Sri Lankan Coach is using codes like 2D, D5, A2, C4, D etc. No one knows what exactly these code means. Silverwood will use these codes against India as well.
IND vs SL Live: Why Silverwood’s code signals method is not liked by a lot of head coaches and team
- Silverwood had also used the same code signals method when he was head coach of England.
- At that time former England captain Micheal Vaughan had criticized Silverwood saying it is not required.
- Former Afghanistan head coach Lance Klusner said he does not like this system of code signals as he feels the captain is enough to take calls.
- Sri Lanka’s head coach though supports this method and opines it just adds value to the team.
- While there is no guarantee that it will always give favorable results, it does give Shanaka other options to explore.
“Those are signals that keep and give the captain options, that’s all. You remind the captain of potential matchups and give him an option. It is then up to the captain whether he wants to use them or not. It is only done when the team is fielding. – Micky Arthur, speaking to Cricintra said.
“I am not sure how their system works but I imagine that it is a signal telling them which bowler to bowl and when. Then it’s up to the captain to make a call”. – Andy Flower was quoted by the same publication.
Lance Klussner, who was a head coach with the Afghanistan team till recently, does not see value in it.
“No, I don’t like this system (of sending coded signals to the captain). I never used it (during my time with the Afghanistan coaching), It may sound interesting, but it’s not new and personally I don’t see value in it. The coach can easily send the messages to the fielding side during over-breaks or drinks interval. If you trust your captain while fielding and your batsman while batting to make the correct decisions there is no need for this messaging”.
IND vs SL Live: India have a superior head-to-head record against Sri Lanka
India holds the upper hand against Sri Lanka as they have played 25 T20Is and have won 17 matches. India have won all the three T20Is played in 2022 against the Lankans.
India skipper Rohit Sharma has won 7 T20Is and has only lost 1 in the eight matches that he has captained against Sri Lanka.
India start as favorites in the Super-4 Asia Cup clash, but the Dasun Shanaka-led side have found a new secret formula in code signals.
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