Abu Dhabi, Dec. 9 -- Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka said how head coach Sanath Jayasuriya has given the team the license to be expressive and free with their shot-making, and expressed hope that Team India and Sri Lanka, the co-hosts would meet in the final of the ICC T20 World Cup next year, 14 years after their 50-over final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Nissanka was speaking to ANI on the sidelines of the ongoing International League T20, where he is representing the Gulf Giants.

Speaking to ANI about his and his team's conversations with coach Jayasuriya and the kind of messaging and backing the team gets, the batter said, "He is doing a fantastic job. He is working closely with the whole team and especially with me. He has given...