Sri Lanka’s bad patch is coming to an end, says Avishka Fernando

Sri Lanka did not have a good start to the World Cup. And despite an inspirational bowling performance that won them the match against England, things did not spark to life even after that. However, with a couple of wins over Bangladesh, a team that has done well against them in the recent past, the sun is slowly beginning to shine on them.

"Yes it's quite disappointing. To have played so well and missing out a hundred, chances like that don't come too often. Next time if I get in a position like that I'll look to make it count. There are periods where batsmen score runs, and at other times they can go through a dry spell or bad patch. During those periods when everything is going right, it's important for a batsman to capitalise with big scores. So my goal is to score big scores for my team whenever I can," he said.

"Yes, I know that that happened when I was batting, but I only found out my father was admitted after I got out. But now it's not as bad as it was, he's in a better condition. That's what I heard over the phone," Fernando added.