\u201cI got a call from the ownership asking to come and help out the youngsters, and took it up immediately,\u201d Dilshan told Sportstar<\/i>.<\/p>\n
\u201cI tell the young players to use me to the maximum. Take my experience, take what I can teach you from a two-decade-long international career. That\u2019s why I\u2019m in this role.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 49-year-old has spent around 10 days with the Aces squad, and unsurprisingly, the famous \u2018Dilscoop\u2019 \u2013 the audacious stroke that became synonymous with his name \u2013 was the ice breaker.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt came up in the first meeting! The entire team wanted to learn how to play. I spoke to them about how to pull it off, when I used it, and how I employed it in pressure situations to put the pressure back on the bowlers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dilshan lauded the bridging ambitions of local leagues, which bring national players, experienced domestic regulars, and aspiring district talent under one roof.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is talent that is at the level of the IPL in these types of tournaments. Hopefully, five or six players get selected from here, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo many budding players don\u2019t get to play in big leagues. We had a few dropped catches in the first game because the boys are not used to playing under lights. We\u2019ve worked on that. The young opener in our team (Wafi Kachchhi) batted well in the first game, scored 60-odd but threw his wicket. We spoke about what he could do in that situation and convert that to a bigger score of maybe 100 or more. He might get us a few hundreds before the end of the tournament,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n