Galle, June 16 -- After South Africa broke the jinx and scripted a historic win in the World Test Championship final against Australia, Sri Lanka Test captain Dhananjaya de Silva reminded his troops that it could have been them fighting for the coveted mace at Lord's as the new WTC cycle is on the horizon.

Sri Lanka had a decent shot at punching their tickets to London for the WTC 2023-25 final at the 'Home of Cricket', requiring three wins out of their last four fixtures. They had two away fixtures against South Africa and as many home contests against Australia.

When victory was the need of the hour, Sri Lanka lost all of its last four games, some brutally, and finished sixth in the WTC standings. This time around, de Silva doesn't wa...