Ashwin calls on India to be wary of Lanka before Asia Cup encounter

Mirpur : As India and Sri Lanka prepare for the seventh Asia Cup T20 clash, ace Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday warned his side to be wary of the opposition, saying the Angelo Mathews-led side will definitely bounce back as a pack after their defeat against Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka yesterday suffered a 23-run defeat against the host in the fifth clash of the ongoing tournament. But, Ashwin believes that the Lankan tigers will definitely raise their standards for their next clash. “There is a familiarity since only 10 teams play international cricket and once you have played couple of years, you are familiar with each opposition. Sri Lanka is a team we have played a lot. But one thing that we have always wary about Sri Lanka is the fact that they can always punch above their weight. In a big game, they will definitely raise their standards and play as a pack,” the 29-year-old told the media here. Ashwin also called on his side to try to iron out their flaws as much as possible and head into next month’s World T20 at home with full of confidence.
“We have played some great T20 cricket over a last couple of months. It’s about trying and getting better. We are trying and ironing out whatever possible, weaknesses or jinx we have and or how better we can get and try to get at the stage where we are really confident as a group. Once we are done with that, it’s all about getting into the World Cup. We are treating every game like a knockout of the World Cup,” he said on the eve of the Sri Lanka clash.