{"id":8442,"date":"2025-02-11T19:45:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T14:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?p=8442"},"modified":"2025-02-11T19:45:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T14:15:06","slug":"arjuna-ranatunga-states-his-1996-team-would-tired-out-this-indian-team-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/arjuna-ranatunga-states-his-1996-team-would-tired-out-this-indian-team-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Arjuna Ranatunga states his 1996 team would tired out this Indian team, in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga believes the team he gained the ODI World Cup with in 1996 can easily defeat the current Indian unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rohit Sharma and Co. were whitewashed in the three-match Test series by New Zealand at home and then travelled to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to suffer yet another overthrow, losing the five-match series 1-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I was captaining in the early 90s, you look at that batting order as a player\u2026 Gavaskar, Vengsarkar, Amarnath. We couldn\u2019t get them out twice\u2026Azharuddin, Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli, Dravid follow\u00aded. What excellence players they were,\u201d Ranatunga told the Telegraph.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ll ask you a question. Don\u2019t get me wrong. Do we have that class in India now? I don\u2019t think so. I\u2019m blunt. I\u2019ll tell you to the face. If I have this Indian side play against my \u201896 side, I\u2019ll get them out twice. I\u2019ll beat India in India.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 61-year-old, who recorded over 12000 runs across two formats for Sri Lanka, said current players are earning \u201cgood money\u201d via franchise cricket and many of them will soon stop playing for their respective countries. \u201cAre we teaching our you\u00adnger guys proper cricket?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCan India yield Gavaskars, Vengsarkars, Amarnaths? Maybe Tendulkars, Dravids? 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