How would you rate Aravinda De silva

[mono]

Having grown up in the 90s aravinda was my favorite batsman. I always thought he had the talent be up there with lara & sachin, but unfortunately lacked the temperament. watching aravinda bat is nerve wracking you never know what will happen next. He play the shot of the match one ball and get out in the most insipid manner the next.

her are two absurd shot by aravinda of the bowling bret lee

Aravinda de Silva savages Brett Lee - YouTube

 

[ankitj]

At his sublime best he was as good as any. Some of the most breathtaking strokeplay I saw has come from his bat.

 

[kingkallis]

At his sublime best he was as good as any. Some of the most breathtaking strokeplay I saw has come from his bat.

Especially those pulls...and cover drives!

 

[wpdavid]

A joy to watch. He made a far more valuable contribution to SL's 1996 WC win than the openers, despite what some will tell you.

 

[ankitj]

Yeah, see this knock - Aravinda De Silva 134 (131) Vs Pakistan | 1997 - YouTube. Those strokes against Wasim, Waqar, Saqlain and Mushy are just sick.

Would it be right to say that Arvinda's style and flair have a lot in common with Ponting? Expansive drives and dismissive pull shots.

 

[kingkallis]

A joy to watch. He made a far more valuable contribution to SL's 1996 WC win than the openers, despite what some will tell you.

True! In both semi and final, he was the hero!

 

[fredfertang]

Terrific batsman to watch - his overall figures don't do justice to his abilities, but then he didn't have the support that the likes of Sanga and Jayawardene have had

 

[Burgey]

Very, very good player. Maybe SL's finest? Real quality player.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Amazing player.

 

[Flametree]

I pair him with Mark Waugh - fantastic to watch, impossible to bowl to on their day... but didn't actually average all that much in test cricket. Both bowled handy offspin too. And they were even better at the one-day game.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Not a huge fan of batsmen in general, but Aravinda's one of those who makes batting worth watching.

 

[Burgey]

Would be interested to hear the views of SL supporters as to where he ranks among their batsmen. I imagine he'd be right up there.

 

[fredfertang]

Liable to be heavily dependent on their date of birth I would think

 

[Lostman]

Would be interested to hear the views of SL supporters as to where he ranks among their batsmen. I imagine he'd be right up there.

number two, behind Sanga.

 

[Bouncer]

When he was in full flow, I would rather watch him than any other batsman of sub continent. No asian batsman could make the cricket ball cry harder than Aravinda, Loved, Loved when he kicked Pak's butt....Because when he did it, It looked fabulous......and he did it plenty of time to keep me happy!

Has anyone every seen any stroke with more swagger than this one (against a bowler with pace like Lee )

Aravinda De Silva playing one of the best shots ever - YouTube

The best stroke that I saw in 2003WC and easily one of the 3 greatest strokes I have ever seen in my life.

 

[Furball]

I pair him with Mark Waugh - fantastic to watch, impossible to bowl to on their day... but didn't actually average all that much in test cricket. Both bowled handy offspin too. And they were even better at the one-day game.

Always thought Aravinda's 'poor' average was down to debuting so young. Averaged 50 in the 1990s.

 

[Pothas]

Was one of those very first exotic foreign batsman that I remember as a kid, really was him and Lara.

 

[Nate]

Very, very good player. Maybe SL's finest? Real quality player.

this

 

[sachin200]

number two, behind Sanga.

This

 

[G.I.Joe]

number two, behind Sanga.

Something tells me this would be a picture caption suited to the artistic talents of our very own Daemon