by Booney » Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:47 pm
by heater31 » Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:54 pm
by helicopterking » Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:56 pm
by mighty_tiger_79 » Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:58 pm
by whufc » Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:59 pm
by whufc » Wed Mar 11, 2015 5:01 pm
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Sri Lanka revolutionised the way One Day matches were played in the first 15 overs
its a fantastic record he has
by Jim05 » Wed Mar 11, 2015 5:07 pm
by MAY-Z » Wed Mar 11, 2015 5:12 pm
Booney wrote:I'll put it out there, I love watching this bloke bat. He's smooth, crafty, but can up the pace when needed.
Today he became the first person to score 4 consecutive One Day International 100's. Achieved, no less, in a World Cup. As I type, he's 124 off 92 balls.
So far this tournament, he has 483 runs at 161 from 6 innings*
He also notched up his 400th ODI earlier this World Cup.With over 14,000 ODI runs at 41, striking those at a R/R of 79.
In Test match cricket he has 12,200+ at 58! 58!
Combined he has 62 hundreds in these forms of the game, 144 50's. Throw in nearly 600 catches ( 400 ODI, 178 Test ) and 119 stumpings (99/20 ).
26,000+ runs and nearly 700 dismissals at ODI and Test level.
While Adam Gilchrist revolutionized the way a 'keeper batsman plays the game, I ask this. Is Sangakkara the the best 'keeper batsman to play the game?
Discuss.
by FlyingHigh » Wed Mar 11, 2015 5:35 pm
by Aerie » Wed Mar 11, 2015 8:52 pm
by Keefy » Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:13 pm
by am Bays » Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:33 pm
heater31 wrote:Not only that I hear that he is a good bloke too.
Has at times given away the gloves to be a batsman only so if anything enhanced his record further.
by Lightning McQueen » Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:48 am
heater31 wrote:Not only that I hear that he is a good bloke too.
Has at times given away the gloves to be a batsman only so if anything enhanced his record further.
by Dogwatcher » Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:11 am
whufc wrote:mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Sri Lanka revolutionised the way One Day matches were played in the first 15 overs
its a fantastic record he has
True around 1996 (the series leading into the sub continent World Cup iirc) where they failed to win to many games in Aus with Jayasuriya and Kaluwitharana opening the bat.
Less than 3 months later they went on to become world champions and ODI's were changed forever
I would love to watch some of those early 1996 one dayers in Oz and compare them to the way the aussies batted that series and the opinions of the commentators before it become successful
by Zorro » Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:40 am
by Mythical Creature » Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:46 am
by Footy Smart » Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:35 am
by Aerie » Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:39 pm
Lightning McQueen wrote:heater31 wrote:Not only that I hear that he is a good bloke too.
Has at times given away the gloves to be a batsman only so if anything enhanced his record further.
You can sense that with the way he conducts himself during interviews. He speaks very well, quite comical and has impeccable english, I've always had a soft spot for the Sri Lankan's since they came over here for a WSC and had to front up against the Windies with their 4 pronged pace attack.
They were comprehensively outclassed but attacked the game with such vigor and enthusiasm, it was great to watch.
A few other players that I used to love watching for them.
Asanka Gurusinghe: batted very slow but valued his wicket.
Rumesh Ratnayake: The white head band and strange action capped off a very enthusiastic young man.
Aravinda de Silva: Very flamboyant with the willow, handy spinner too.
Roy Dias, Duleep Mendis and Sidath Wettimuny also showed balls at times in the early days.
Chaminda Vaas in more recent times has probably one of the most fluent actions for a left armer as any with amazing accuracy.
by Lightning McQueen » Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:47 pm
Aerie wrote:
Yes, the quality Sri Lanka have been able to produce and their ability to step up as a genuine strong cricketing nation is impressive. I wonder if Bangladesh, with 7 times the population of Sri Lanka, will do something similar in years to come. Hopefully, for the game of cricket, they do. This World Cup is a good start.
by holdy2323 » Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:17 am
Booney wrote:I'll put it out there, I love watching this bloke bat. He's smooth, crafty, but can up the pace when needed.
Today he became the first person to score 4 consecutive One Day International 100's. Achieved, no less, in a World Cup. As I type, he's 124 off 92 balls.
So far this tournament, he has 483 runs at 161 from 6 innings*
He also notched up his 400th ODI earlier this World Cup.With over 14,000 ODI runs at 41, striking those at a R/R of 79.
In Test match cricket he has 12,200+ at 58! 58!
Combined he has 62 hundreds in these forms of the game, 144 50's. Throw in nearly 600 catches ( 400 ODI, 178 Test ) and 119 stumpings (99/20 ).
26,000+ runs and nearly 700 dismissals at ODI and Test level.
While Adam Gilchrist revolutionized the way a 'keeper batsman plays the game, I ask this. Is Sangakkara the the best 'keeper batsman to play the game?
Discuss.
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