Sri Lankan cricket team captain Wanindu Hasaranga and spin bowler Mahesh Thekshana have raised their voices on the difficulties faced by the team and described the World Cup schedule as unfair.

Sri Lanka and the Netherlands are scheduled to play four opening-round matches at four different venues while India and South Africa are playing three matches at one venue.

The 15-member squad started the day at the end Brooklyn Hotel at 7 am, but media activities had to end early to allow the team to reach the airport for the next match as soon as the South Africa game ended.

The spin bowler said, “It’s all very unfair. After every match we have to travel, we have to wait for eight hours for flights. It’s unfair for us and it doesn’t make sense.”

“Due to travel logistics, we also had to cancel the training session in New York. Our hotel was an hour and 40 minutes away from the venue. We had to get up at 5 in the morning. I won’t name them, but some teams’ hotels are 14 minutes away,” he said.

The captain said “It’s a tough day for us, four matches at four different venues which is tough, we have no idea about the conditions,”

In the fourth match of the T20 World Cup, South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets on Monday.