Mark Waugh vs Aravinda de Silva

[Migara]

One of the great personifications of going big or going home - six Test double centuries (as many as Tendulkar and Ponting, more than Dravid) from only 90 matches. And yet averaged just 39.

He had a duck season at the beginning of his career. That robbed him of some quality opportunities to score. Despite the duck season, he was in god mode in A tours.

A rate Sc batsman who averaged more outside Asia than in SC

 

[The Sean]

Yeah, that horror start to his career obviously had a big impact. Once he settled back in he was much more productive.

But I think a later period of his career sums up his "feast or famine" nature perfectly. In 36 Tests from January 1998 to September 2001, Atapattu passed 50 only 13 times in 63 innings. BUT, he converted seven of those fifties into tons, and five of those seven tons into doubles!

 

[TheJediBrah]

He made an amazing century in 04 against peak Aust attack at Cairns i think

He played for NZ not Aus

 

[Burgey]

Perhaps, but Mahela 2nd imo

Sanga
Mahela
Aravinda

Tough choice ranking between Mathews, Samaweera, Hashan T, Jayasuriya, T Dilshan, Atapattu, and Gurusingha

Reckon Aravinda was a better player than Jayawardene tbh. Mahela a serious ftb

 

[Migara]

Reckon Aravinda was a better player than Jayawardene tbh. Mahela a serious ftb

Mahela was probably one of the best non-Indian players of spin, and a dust ball specialist. Mathews' career went very much like Aravinda's, better overseas, and had to change his techniques to play better at home where 2/3 matches are.

Test batting wise they could be ranked as;
Sangakkara, de Silva, Mathews, MJ, Sam, Dilshan, Gurusinha, Atapattu, Jayasuriya.

If Chandimal makes a comeback to the test sides and hits form, likely to leapfrog few of them (which looks unlikely given his form).

 

[Jack1]

No.

- Aravinda's low average was due to lack of home matches due to the civil war.
- He played far less matches when he was in his first peak in 88-90 period. Few more matches then and there would make his average go past 45.
- Aravinda was the perfect batsmen to play West Indian pace men, intimidates bowlers when dropped short and rarely gets hit due to his reflexes. And he averages better against West Indies than Mark Waugh. Unlike Waugh he didn't have the chance to feast on weaker West Indies attacks (even then Mark was pretty poor against Mervyn Dillon, Nixon Mclean etc.
- In ODI's despite the average difference (Aravinda has abetter Sr though) Aravinda more consistent delivered in crunch matches.
- When on song Aravinda was much more destructive than Waugh, even taking bowlers like Imran, Waqar, Wasim, Ambrose and Donald to cleaners.

Is there a more partisan poster than our dear friend Migara? This is comedy gold

 

[Migara]

Is there a more partisan poster than our dear friend Migara? This is comedy gold

Comes from a poster who has not lived a week amidst of a civil war. What a champ.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Is there a more partisan poster than our dear friend Migara? This is comedy gold

At least it's entertaining if you know not to take it seriously

 

[Burgey]

Comes from a poster who has not lived a week amidst of a civil war. What a champ.

Wondering what this has to do with partisanship tbh.