Captain Dinesh Chandimal on Tuesday said that the two-match Test series against Pakistan was won by Sri Lanka through witchcraft.
Speaking to reporters, Chandimal said that he had received a special blessing from a sorcerer, something that he is always open to.
“You can have talent, but without this blessing, you can’t move forward.” His comments came a week after Sri Lanka’s sports minister denied ordering the struggling national team to use witchcraft ahead of the Test series. Chandimal said the sorcerer he consulted was the mother of a friend, and he was willing to accept her blessings.
Dayasiri Jayasekara threatened to sue a sorcerer for claiming that at his request, she cast a spell over Pakistan to ensure Sri Lanka’s victory.
Several Sri Lankan politicians, business leaders, and sports stars put their faith in witchcraft or astrology. Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse took the advice of his personal astrologer before calling an election two years ahead of schedule in January 2015, only to lose badly.
