‘Great motivator and always shares her experience’ – how Chamari Athapaththu is changing Sri Lankan cricket

Krithika V writes on Chamari Athapaththu, who recently became the first Sri Lankan woman to scale the top place in ICC ODI rankings.

The chasm between Sri Lanka Women and other teams has been significant ever since they debuted in international cricket. Whenever they took the field against the top four teams, it has invariably been as the underdogs.

It took Sri Lanka a couple of decades – and a couple of players – to keep believing that they can defeat any top team. Shashikala Siriwardena had shown them the way in the 2000s; and Chamari Athapaththu has taken them to the next level.