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Playing Against Herath a honour, Says Samson

Written by Rohit Pawar

For Rangana Herath, the two-day game against Board President’s XI may be a warm-up game but for home team skipper Sanju Samson, it is an opportunity to gain experience of facing one of the best spinners in world cricket. The Ageless Warrior of Sri Lanka cricket, Hearth has recently become the first ever left-arm spinner in the history of the game to achieve 400 test wickets.

“Herath is a very experienced cricketer. It is a practice match for him but for us it’s a great opportunity to face him. He is one of the greatest spinners Sri Lanka have ever seen. He is one of the legends and to go there and play against him will be a great experience,” Samson told ahead of the game.

The BCCI has opted for a fourth-string side giving chance to the players, who are not playing in the ongoing fifth round Ranji Trophy for the tour-match at Jadavpur University’s second campus ground in Salt Lake.

On the other hand, Sri Lanka will try to find the ways to negotiate with spin threat, they will have to encounter during the test series. Aware of the challenge that the Indian spinners are likely to pose in the Test series, the Sri Lankan batsmen will be focused on tackling the turning ball during the two-day practice match ahead of the first test.

The Lankans are here for a full series beginning with the first Test at Eden Gardens from November 16.

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