Galle, Aug. 11 -- Former Sri Lankan all-rounder Farveez Maharoof said that the Lankan Lions need to be more consistent in the longer format and added that the veteran batter Dinesh Chandimal is going to be an "important cog in the wheel" during the two-Test series against India at home.

Maharoof is a part of the expert panel for India's Test tour of Sri Lanka starting from August 15 onwards on Sony Sports Network, the official broadcasters of the series. Ahead of the all-important World Test Championship (WTC) series, Maharoof spoke on need for SL being more consistent in Tests, having finished seventh, fifth and sixth in the previous three completed WTC cycles.

The former all-rounder, who represented SL in 139 matches, scoring 1,702 ru...