Angelo Mathews: Team

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“We can't call Afghanistan minnows. They beat all the teams in the qualifiers and progressed. We are taking them very seriously. They can upset any team. We have to really play well to beat Afghanistan. They're really tough. It (2015 WC) was a very close game. They really fought hard against us. We have to fight well. If we play to our potential, we can beat them.”

On the Afghanistan cricket team, quoted on ‘’indiatoday’’, ICC World Twenty20: Sri Lanka not treating Afghanistan like minnows, says Angelo Mathews http://indiatoday.intoday.in/t20-world-cup-2016/story/icc-world-twenty20-sri-lanka-not-treating-afghanistan-like-minnows-says-angelo-mathews/1/621840.html, no date specified

“The fact that we are coming as underdogs releases the pressure. Yes, we didn't do well in the Asia Cup but we're getting better day by day. I'm confident of my team's progress.”

The Sri Lankan cricket team hasn’t been doing very well recently after failing to reach the semi-finals in World Twenty20, and a poor performance in the 2016 Asian Cup, quoted on ‘’indiatoday’’, ICC World Twenty20: Sri Lanka not treating Afghanistan like minnows, says Angelo Mathews http://indiatoday.intoday.in/t20-world-cup-2016/story/icc-world-twenty20-sri-lanka-not-treating-afghanistan-like-minnows-says-angelo-mathews/1/621840.html, no date specified

“We all want this game to be clean and whoever has done something wrong, we want them to bring before the courts and take certain decisions. As captain of the team I have to mention that the cricketers felt really uncomfortable the last few days because they are the ones who came forward and reported this to ICC [International Cricket Council] and SLC”

Quoted on Stuff.co.nz (January 20, 2016), "Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews defends his players in match-fixing scandal" http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/76058279/sri-lanka-captain-angelo-mathews-defends-his-players-in-matchfixing-scandal