KINGSTON, July 1: Sri Lanka captain Hashan Tillekeratne isn’t overly worried that his side is losing overseas Test series.

Sri Lanka’s seven-wicket loss on Sunday to the West Indies in less than three days at Sabina Park sealed Sri Lanka’s fourth straight series defeat on tour.

It has been beaten in successive series in South Africa in 2001, England and South Africa again last year, and now the West Indies, losing a combined seven of 10 Tests without a win.

Sri Lanka hasn’t won a series abroad since it took two of three Tests in Pakistan in March 2000.

But Tillekeratne, reappointed captain in April after Sanath Jayasuriya resigned, downplayed the results, which have dropped Sri Lanka from fourth to fifth in the latest international rankings. West Indies is eighth.

“Except Australia, and, maybe South Africa, all of the countries have struggled to win outside of their country. I think we need to improve on our skills, and I hope we can win more matches away from Sri Lanka.”—AP/APP