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***Official*** Sri Lanka in India
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honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
yeah, good to see India put in a tough performance. India got themselves into some tough spots but played well to get out of them. Of course, it has to be said that the Sri Lankans haven't been at their best either.
Deja moo
International Captain
So finally, the *pretenders* vacate the ..er... second best seat in the house for its rightful ownersJono said:
.. I can see how an acceptance speech would go, "I'd like to thank the Sri Lankans for being such wonderful neighbours...and who could forget Pakistan for putting things in perspective for those who hold a certain urn.."
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
India win......it took its time. They now move up to #2 in the ICC Test rankings. But......#2 doesn't count. You're either #1 or far behind. They played well to win the series 2-0, and have improved a lot since last year, but a few more improvements are needed. They need more consistency from the opening pair, but that awful practice of chopping and changing won't help. Batting is relatively a non-issue, compared to pace bowling.
It was disappointing to see few wickets taken by the pacers yet again, as this will cause a problem outside India. Irfan's not too bad, but he needs someone who's faster, more powerful (and even taller) at the other end. That tearaway pacer is still needed in this team, to polish off the tailenders, who can prove to be more than just a nuisance to the fielding side, and also challenge the top batsmen. Still, two pacers are never enough– you need a third, so the problem of an all-rounder arises. These are the areas that need to be worked on. Not Tendulkar's batting form or Gambhir's lack of runs.
Kumble is definitely one of the most under-rated spinners of today. From someone who 'can't turn the ball', he's made rapid strides to come close to 500 wickets, at a very good strike rate as well. He's now a genuine strike bowler for the team, wherever they play, and a comeback in ODI's shouldn't be too far.
It was disappointing to see few wickets taken by the pacers yet again, as this will cause a problem outside India. Irfan's not too bad, but he needs someone who's faster, more powerful (and even taller) at the other end. That tearaway pacer is still needed in this team, to polish off the tailenders, who can prove to be more than just a nuisance to the fielding side, and also challenge the top batsmen. Still, two pacers are never enough– you need a third, so the problem of an all-rounder arises. These are the areas that need to be worked on. Not Tendulkar's batting form or Gambhir's lack of runs.
Kumble is definitely one of the most under-rated spinners of today. From someone who 'can't turn the ball', he's made rapid strides to come close to 500 wickets, at a very good strike rate as well. He's now a genuine strike bowler for the team, wherever they play, and a comeback in ODI's shouldn't be too far.
Well done India on winning the series convincingly !!foe said:We're all set to move up to second place in the tests rankings
SL were totally down and out from the start of this series and struggling.
India deserve second ranking , with the quality batsman in your ranks, the exceptionally brilliant spining combination of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan and a quality seamer and a definite Allrounder in Pathan .
IMO India set to topple the Aussies at the top of the table in the not too distant future.
But winning at home is one thing and winning away is another and I hope Chappell can set India on its winning ways overseas as well.
But he is going to be under lot of pressure and its a win win situation for India, if they can continually keep the guy under pressure of reinstatement of Ganguly as Captain etc. because then he knows his charges have to continually produce results, or he will be booted out by the Indian hierarchy or even Parliament !!
As for SL the decline started under Dyson and continues under Moody , both of whom are completely out of their Depth at Test level as coaches.
Captaincy needs to move on to Vaas or Mahela. Murali's decline has begun. The guy is over worked, over bowled and as a result getting to the point of becoming ineffective as Indian Batsman amply demonstrated .
As far as the Umpiring in the series, Daryl Harper was poor, Nadeem Ghouri is an absolute shocker and definitely does not belong to the Elite panel or anywhere near it !!
SL under Moody has rapidly declined down in Test and ODI rankings. This may be partly because tough overseas tours like the demolition by India (6-1 in ODIs and 2-0) in Tests did not happen for awhile . Unfortunately I foresee even more tougher times ahead and SL likely to drop to the level of Windies or Zim (to keep them company).
Most Sri Lankans will need to transfer their cricketing interest to other sport as I feel the mauling the current Team should rightly endure in Black Caps land and by Ricky's Champs and the Boks will want them never to have followed cricket ever.
The Cricket Board spends a fortune on corrupt administrators and overseas coaches .They are better off spending it on the Grassroots of SL cricket ie, school cricket, club cricket, so that may be future generations of Sri Lankans can be priviledged to unearth a Sri Lankan Sachin or a Sri Lankan Pathan or a Sri Lankan Dravid or Sehwag.
Until then they must settle for mediocrity and occasionally be thrilled by the performances of Murali who occasionally still manages a 5'er after bowling a couple of hundred overs !!
The rot had set in for some time in the cricket board when gangsters, Book makers and Mafia in SL took over SL Cricket and they are there to profit for themselves.The current selectors are absolute shockers . If you consider their selection of Avishka and Mubarak (who got several reprieves from Nadeem Ghouri , *now I wonder why!* in making the few small scores he made ) were their selections as replacements for Jayasuriya.
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Deja moo
International Captain
Spot on.Your WC victory was both a boon as well as a curse for SL cricket. Flies and moths cannot resist the bright light.JASON said:Well done India on winning the series convincingly !!
SL were totally down and out from the start of this series and struggling.
India deserve second ranking , with the quality batsman in your ranks, the exceptionally brilliant spining combination of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan and a quality seamer and a definite Allrounder in Pathan .
IMO India set to topple the Aussies at the top of the table in the not too distant future.
But winning at home is one thing and winning away is another and I hope Chappell can set India on its winning ways overseas as well.
But he is going to be under lot of pressure and its a win win situation for India, if they can continually keep the guy under pressure of reinstatement of Ganguly as Captain etc. because then he knows his charges have to continually produce results, or he will be booted out by the Indian hierarchy or even Parliament !!
As for SL the decline started under Dyson and continues under Moody , both of whom are completely out of their Depth at Test level as coaches.
Captaincy needs to move on to Vaas or Mahela. Murali's decline has begun. The guy is over worked, over bowled and as a result getting to the point of becoming ineffective as Indian Batsman amply demonstrated .
As far as the Umpiring in the series, Daryl Harper was poor, Nadeem Ghouri is an absolute shocker and definitely does not belong to the Elite panel or anywhere near it !!
SL under Moody has rapidly declined down in Test and ODI rankings. This may be partly because tough overseas tours like the demolition by India (6-1 in ODIs and 2-0) in Tests did not happen for awhile . Unfortunately I foresee even more tougher times ahead and SL likely to drop to the level of Windies or Zim (to keep them company).
Most Sri Lankans will need to transfer their cricketing interest to other sport as I feel the mauling the current Team should rightly endure in Black Caps land and by Ricky's Champs and the Boks will want them never to have followed cricket ever.
The Cricket Board spends a fortune on corrupt administrators and overseas coaches .They are better off spending it on the Grassroots of SL cricket ie, school cricket, club cricket, so that may be future generations of Sri Lankans can be priviledged to unearth a Sri Lankan Sachin or a Sri Lankan Pathan or a Sri Lankan Dravid or Sehwag.
Until then they must settle for mediocrity and occasionally be thrilled by the performances of Murali who occasionally still manages a 5'er after bowling a couple of hundred overs !!
The rot had set in for some time in the cricket board when gangsters, Book makers and Mafia in SL took over SL Cricket and they are there to profit for themselves.The current selectors are absolute shockers . If you consider their selection of Avishka and Mubarak (who got several reprieves from Nadeem Ghouri , *now I wonder why!* in making the few small scores he made ) were their selections as replacements for Jayasuriya.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Good win for INdia. But the real test will be Pak and Eng. SL need to get their acts together soon. BTW, I like the look of Tharanga as a batsman. I think he is someone for the future
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
The gap has closed in the sense - Australia is not as strong as it was some time back without Gillespie as a froce IMO.marc71178 said:
The teams battling for the 2nd spot - are more or less at the same level.
Australia has slipped recently from around the time of the Ashes though they are still no. 1.
So the gap definitely has closed. We disagree. No issues.