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All Time Sri Lankan Test XI

grant28

School Boy/Girl Captain
I know there's probably a thread for this, but I can't be asked to look for it and opinions may have changed. After reading the "Congrats Mahela" thread, this got me thinking.

This would be my all-time Sri Lankan Test XI:

M Atapattu
S Jayasuriya
K Sangakkara
M Jayawardene(c)
A de Silva
A Ranatunga
H Tillakaratne(w)
C Vaas
D Fernando
A Mendis
M Muralitharan

I know that perhaps Mendis in there seems premature but his stats are amazing and given time he will deserve to be in here. I know Fernando also seems strange, but Sri Lanka, apart from Vaas, have not had many good pace bowlers.
 

Lostman

State Captain
My team:
Mendis has played only 5 tests, but he doesn't really have any other competition.

M Atapattu
S Jayasuriya
K Sangakkara
A de Silva
M Jayawardene
A Ranatunga (c)
R Kaluwitharana(w)
C Vaas
R Ratnayake
A Mendis
M Muralitharan
 

Athlai

Not Terrible
I'd put Zoysa in there over Fernando and Malinga. Malinga needs a few more years of Test cricket before hes a Sri Lankan all timer.
 

Nishan

U19 Cricketer
Is Sidath Wettimuny a better test player than Tillakaratne or Jayasuriya? stories from the past would suggest he was. I pick Romesh Ratnayke and Maling as my 2nd and 3rd seamers.
 

aussie

Hall of Fame Member
Atapattu
Jayasriya
Dias
De Silva
Sangakkara+
Jayawardene
Ranatunga*
Vaas
Muralitharan
Mendis/Rumesh Ratnayake - depending on conditions
Malinga
 

Anil

Hall of Fame Member
sanath jayasuriya
marvan attapattu
aravinda de silva
kumar sangakkara+
roy diaz
mahela jayawardene
arjuna ranatunga*
chaminda vaas
asantha de mel
ajantha mendis
muthiah muralitharan
 

Migara

Cricketer Of The Year
Including the pre-Test playing players as well,

Marvan Atapattu (RH)
Sanath Jayasuriya (LH, SLA)
Kumar Sangakkara (c)
Aravinda de Silva (RH, OB)
Mahadevan Sathasivan (RH)
Mahela Jayawardane (RH)
Prasanna Jayawardana(wk)
Rumesh Ratnayake (RH, RFM) / Ravi Rathnayake (LH, RFM)
Chaminda Vaas (LH, lFM)
Lasith Malinga (RH, RF)
Mutthiah Muralidaran (RH, OB)

Until Mendis plays 20 tests, I'll have the judgment about him reserved.

Asanka Gurusinghe, Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillekaratne are mighty unlucky to miss out. So does Sidat Wettimuni.
 

Migara

Cricketer Of The Year
2nd XI will be,

Sidat Wettimuny (RH)
Malinda Warnapura (LH, OB)
Asanka Gurusinghe (LH, RMF)
Anura Tennakoon (RH, RM)
Arjuna Ranatunga (LH, RMF, c)
Hashan Tillekaratne (LH, OB/SLA, wk)
Thilan Samaraweera (RH, OB)
Asantha de Mel (RH, RFM)
Nuwan Zoysa (LH, LFM)
Somachandra de Silva (RH, LBG)
TB Kehelgamuwa (RH, RF)

Anura Tennakoon was a classy right hand batsman who could play well on any surface. Able to play defensively and also was able to eviscerate attacks when mood set in. His 6 fours off an English bowler in a couty game is well documented for the attacjing skills he possessed.

TB Kehelgamuwa is the first 90mph bowler SL possessed. Tall and huge, he produced un-nerving bounce and movement. The way he cleaned up Geoff Boycott during a tour match with his awesome pace is a well known story. He was amongst the quickest bowlers in the era, and had the nasty element with him, what his predecessors like Malinga and Fernado lacking despite able to produce pace.
 

aussie

Hall of Fame Member
Don't think picking Sri Lankan players who didn't play test cricket. As contentors for the All-Time XI is out of the question.

Given that their history is short, if the pre-test player was good & had a good reputation amongst his peers, they definately should be considered.
 

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
  1. Jayasuriya
  2. Sangakarra
  3. Jayawardane
  4. Aravinda D'Silva
  5. Roy Dias
  6. Gurusinha
  7. Hashan Tilakratne
  8. Vaas
  9. Dharmasena
  10. Murali
  11. Malinga
 

Isura

U19 Captain
S Jayasuriya
M Atapattu
K Sangakkara+
A De Silva
M Jayawardene (c)
A Ranatunga
A Gurusinha
C Vaas
R Ratnayake
L Malinga
M Muralitharan
 

Krishna_j

U19 12th Man
My XII

Sanath Jayasuriya
Siddath Wettimuny
Aravinda de silva
Kumara Sangakkara+
Roy Dias
Mahela jayawardene
Arjuna Ranatunga*
Ravi Ratnayeke
Chaminda Vaass
Somachandra De Silva
muthiah muralitharan
Lasith Malinga

reserve : duleep mendis ,Mahesh Goonatilleke (WK) , Asantha De Mel
 
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a massive zebra

International Captain
Sanath Jayasuriya
Marvan Atapattu
Roy Dias
Aravinda de Silva
Mahela Jayawardene (cpt)
Kumara Sangakkara (wk)
Hashan Tillekeratne
Chaminda Vaas
Asantha De Mel
Muttiah Muralitharan
Ajantha Mendis
 

Krishna_j

U19 12th Man
Anura Tennekoon

Interestingly not many have opted for Anura Tennekoon - easily Sri Lanka's best batsman in the 70's and would score a customary ton against touring sides in the unofficial test matches and gave a good account in both '75 and '79 World cups before retirement robbed him a chance of playing in the '82 inaugural test match .

Any one to comment ?
 

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