World Twenty20: Jason Roy can get better for England, says Kumar Sangakkara
Last Updated: 30/03/16 8:31pm
Kumar Sangakkara says there's plenty more to come from England's Jason Roy - including a possible Test career.
Sri Lankan legend Sangakkara told Sky Sports that Roy, who smashed England into the ICC World Twenty20 with a career-best 78 in a seven-wicket, semi-final win over New Zealand, has matured as a player as he's learnt to control his emotions.
"I'm thoroughly pleased for him - he deserves all that he's got because he's worked very hard," said Sangakkara, who has played alongside Roy at Surrey.
"He's been knocking on that door for a very long time and now has got an extensive run.
"He's grown a lot as a person. When I first went into the dressing room he was all emotional, would smash a few helmets and cupboards with his bat once he got out.
"Being in control of his emotions is going to be really key for him - staying emotionally stable through good times and bad, success and failure, so that he takes that controlled self out into the middle.
"At the same time strike rotation is going to be very important for Jason. He has power - sometimes too much power; he's got shots all around the wicket. He just needs to ensure that when he is under pressure, he spends a bit of time at the non-striker's end.
"I think there's a lot more of Jason that we'll see. Who knows, he might even break into that Test side as well."
Watch England in Sunday's World Twenty20 Final live on Sky Sports 2 this Sunday from 1.30pm.
