T20 World Cup is being organized in America and West Indies. The first round of the tournament is almost over. Seven teams have qualified for Super 8. Many big teams have been eliminated from the race of World Super 8 this time. A player of one of those world champion teams has apologized to his entire country after being eliminated from the group stage of the World Cup. This player is very disappointed with the performance of his team and has given many big statements. This player is none other than Sri Lanka’s star all-rounder Angelo Mathews. Angelo Mathews has given many big statements.
What did Angelo Mathews say?
After the Sri Lankan team was eliminated from the T20 World Cup, Angelo Mathews said that we have disappointed the whole country. And we are really sorry, because we have disappointed ourselves. We never expected this. We have not done justice to ourselves. Our hearts are broken, and we are feeling a lot of pain inside. It is clear from this statement from Mathews that he is very disappointed with the performance of his team in the T20 World Cup and he is very sad about not reaching the Super 8 round of the World Cup. He further said in his statement that I mean we faced many challenges, but they were not things that should be worried about, but it is unfortunate that we could not reach the second round.
How was Sri Lanka’s performance in the World Cup
Sri Lanka will be eliminated after their final group-stage match against the Netherlands in St Lucia on Sunday. The 2014 champions lost to South Africa on a difficult pitch in New York and then to arch-rivals Bangladesh in a low-scoring thriller in Dallas. Their second match against Nepal was washed out due to rain, knocking them out of the Super 8 race with one match still to be played.
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