By Bipin Dani

Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya's mother has given full credit to the physios and trainers, who worked really hard to help her son achieve "super fitness". 

Jayasuriya would have made his debut last year against Bangladesh if not for his fitness, after failed tests resulted him not being considered. 

"He failed the skinfold tests then but worked hard with the SLC medical team and got an opportunity to play the Test against Australia", his mother, Sudarshani Perera, said. 

"It was his childhood dream to play the Tests what a dream debut... Regrettably, we could not be at the ground because of the situation in the country, but yes, we all watched the match at home on TV and we are all proud of him, especially grabbing six wickets in each innings and taking the Man of the Match award.”

She was not willing to buy the argument that Jayasuriya got a chance to play the Test because of the rise in Covid cases in the camp.

"Prabath has done well by taking wickets in the local National Super League tournament and sooner or later, we were expecting his debut.” 

After his splendid performance, the family is still unlikely to be in Galle for the first Test against Pakistan (commencing on July 16).

However, they have made a plan to visit the ground and watch the second Test in Colombo. The likely attendees in the Colombo Test are his wife (Ranisha Mirando) with their three-year old daughter Thyvonne Diana, his mother and father, who is a businessman, and younger brother (Ashen).   

In the meantime, the Sri Lankan players, who were given a two-day break after the win over Australia, will begin its first training session on Thursday to prepare for the Tests against Pakistan.