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Murali The Greatest Asian Cricketer Ever

Which of the following options do you think is the most appropriate rank for Murali


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Outswinger@Pace

International 12th Man
Given that he's an excellent player controversy free and an allround good family man makes him a great role model and give Cricket a positive image he is possible the only cricketer apart from Bradman who will not look out of place standing with Pele,Mohammad Ali and Michal Jordan.
Agreed! Tendulkar is a great role model indeed. Not just for an aspiring cricketer, but for any youngster who wants to make his/her mark in any sporting endeavour.

I'd still rank Imran higher in his overall contributions to the game, but have no issues if someone thinks Tendulkar is as good as/slightly better than him. Cheers! :cool:
 

Outswinger@Pace

International 12th Man
It is all because smileyshah is a girl, tbh.. Got too many flirts here among the Indian contingent.. :p
Can't blame us for listening to our natural instincts. :D

Besides, such girls aren't exactly a dime a dozen. Articulate, extremely knowledgeable about cricket, an Imran fan and can hold a good conversation.

Now, if she can cook well and is a trained classical dancer, you have the perfect woman. I could be bowled neck and crop! :wub:
 

Bun

Banned
Can't blame us for listening to our natural instincts. :D

Besides, such girls aren't exactly a dime a dozen. Articulate, extremely knowledgeable about cricket, an Imran fan and can hold a good conversation.

Now, if she can cook well and is a trained classical dancer, you have the perfect woman. I could be bowled neck and crop! :wub:
I might be a bit insecure with the bolded part however:ph34r:

Smiley's a gun though. :wub:
 

smash84

The Tiger King
it could be Imran, who perhaps is the greatest advertisement for cricket ever to emerge out of Asia.

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awta.

Imran :wub:

jeez man.. don jinx it.. :)



It is all because smileyshah is a girl, tbh.. Got too many flirts here among the Indian contingent.. :p
:laugh:

Can't blame us for listening to our natural instincts.

Besides, such girls aren't exactly a dime a dozen. Articulate, extremely knowledgeable about cricket, an Imran fan and can hold a good conversation.

Now, if she can cook well and is a trained classical dancer, you have the perfect woman. I could be bowled neck and crop!
:laugh::laugh::laugh:

I might be a bit insecure with the bolded part however:ph34r:
:laugh:

You see that's the problem with typical SC guys. They are all cheap ****s like you. At least have some gifts delivered through express mail :ph34r:
 

weldone

Hall of Fame Member
you guys seem to have missed out on a LOT of cricket in the 90s.. Murali was, for a time, the best fielder in the Sri Lankan side. I won't say he was as good as Dilshan but he was as good as Jayasuriya and that is something back then...
I wonder how the underlined part can be true when I said exactly what's there in the bolded part !!! :wacko:
 

smash84

The Tiger King
:laugh:....I think he was trying to respond to my post and put you in as well........

I think SL team even in the 90s had a fair few fielders better than Murali, the ones I can recall from the top of my mind are Mahanama, Chandana, Atapattu, Jayasuriya
 

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
:laugh:....I think he was trying to respond to my post and put you in as well........

I think SL team even in the 90s had a fair few fielders better than Murali, the ones I can recall from the top of my mind are Mahanama, Chandana, Atapattu, Jayasuriya
Atapattu? Seriously? I would say Chandana and Mahanama were better than Murali for sure but they were never exactly regulars.. I would put Murali in the 90s at par with Jayasuriya in the 90s...
 

Migara

Cricketer Of The Year
If Murali was as good a fielder as Dilshan then I never watched cricket probably...
Obviously you have not. Catches he took off Kiran More and in final of the Singer cup wouldn't have gone un-noticed. BTW Dilshan is not among best three fieldsmen SL had, and unlike many, I have seen many of them field.
 

Migara

Cricketer Of The Year
:laugh:....I think he was trying to respond to my post and put you in as well........

I think SL team even in the 90s had a fair few fielders better than Murali, the ones I can recall from the top of my mind are Mahanama, Chandana, Atapattu, Jayasuriya
:laugh:

Damn: HB beat me to it.

In 90s SL had few brilliant fielders. Mahanama, Jayasuriya, Kalpage, Murali and Chandana were them. Mahanama was the best and the rest were comparable to each other AND Dilshan. I might give Chandana and Kalpage the edge though.
 

smash84

The Tiger King
haha.....I knew there was something fishy about me putting in Atapattu but he was decent in the slips and got hit a few times from the batsman whenever he was fielding close in. To his credit he still had the balls to stand close in despite getting hit.

to the original point I would again say that since SL had a number of very good fielders in the side, and better than Murali, therefore Murali never really had to field in tough fielding positions.

Edit: Chandana was such an awesome fielder. For such a skinny man he had one of the strongest arms I have ever seen. His throws were like bullets.
 

weldone

Hall of Fame Member
Obviously you have not. Catches he took off Kiran More and in final of the Singer cup wouldn't have gone un-noticed. BTW Dilshan is not among best three fieldsmen SL had, and unlike many, I have seen many of them field.
Muralitharan was a good catcher, and like many good catchers he pulled off some stunning catches. His ground-fielding was merely good, nowhere close to Chandana and particularly Dilshan. Dilshan is a world-class alround fielder, can field anywhere in the field, catches well, throws well. Muralitharan was not a natural athlete, but he did well due to good reflexes and his high confidence-level (which has always been a great quality of him). If anything, Murali was a good catcher; but he was not exceptional in ground fielding (fielding technique-wise) by any means. Anybody who thinks so is either being particularly foolish or simply stubbornly lying.

Anyways, firstly I'm not a multi-quote war specialist like Ikki and secondly fielding is not something where I can show some stat-points to prove my point. Just like judging wicketkeeping or captaincy, judging fielding is highly subjective. So, let's agree to disagree here.
 
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Migara

Cricketer Of The Year
Muralitharan was a good catcher, and like many good catchers he pulled off some stunning catches. His ground-fielding was merely good, nowhere close to Chandana and particularly Dilshan. Dilshan is a world-class alround fielder, can field anywhere in the field, catches well, throws well. Muralitharan was not a natural athlete, but he did well due to good reflexes and his high confidence-level (which has always been a great quality of him). If anything, Murali was a good catcher; but he was not exceptional in ground fielding (fielding technique-wise) by any means. Anybody who thinks so is either being particularly foolish or simply stubbornly lying.

Anyways, firstly I'm not a multi-quote war specialist like Ikki and secondly fielding is not something where I can show some stat-points to prove my point. Just like judging wicketkeeping or captaincy, judging fielding is highly subjective. So, let's agree to disagree here.
Dilshan does look the best SL fielder in current SL side, but the late 90s ODI side was a fielding juggernaut, as good as Aussies or Saffies. Murali belonged there, not the best among them, but one of the very best. Murali was one of the best divers in the field and was the quickest outfielder by quite a margin. Out of Mahanama, Chandana, Kalpage, Jaya and Murali only Chandana and Jaya had rocket arms. But all of them easily covered up it due speed over the turf. Being not the best among a plethora of very good fielders makes Murali a less fielder.
 

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