Faceless void
Cricket Spectator
SL seems to be doing quite alright these days yet IMO there are few pretty evident deficiencies in SL batting line up and it will take a heavy loosing streak for ppl to start taking note of that and start bashing the batsmen for the outcome.I thought that it is high time now to start discussing them in CW.
Apart from sanath's occasional blasts only mahela and sanga can be considered as batsmen capable of handling a quality bowling line up.
Since the inclusion of sanga,SL has not come across a batsman of noteworthy ability.And now it is truly in dire need of one.Class is something the SL batting line up certainly lacks (it takes some one from Appu Army to deny that ! ).
It needs a player who can solidly withstand lateral movement in the first few overs so that the rest of the batting can cash in when the ball looses it's initial sting.(someone like marvan).And they need a fast scorer who is capable of some serious slogging at the end of the innings.And maha is too inconsistent to fill this void. P'haps it is time to bring young angelo mathews in. As for the marvan kind of role i just can't think of anyone. But unless these two voids are filled SL cannot knock down best of the sides (away from home) on a regular basis.
And playing I really do fail to see the logic behind playing five specialist bowlers.especially as the fifth is almost always going to be mediocre. Dilshan and sanath are certainly capable of sharing the ball for ten overs.
What do you ppl think?
Apart from sanath's occasional blasts only mahela and sanga can be considered as batsmen capable of handling a quality bowling line up.
Since the inclusion of sanga,SL has not come across a batsman of noteworthy ability.And now it is truly in dire need of one.Class is something the SL batting line up certainly lacks (it takes some one from Appu Army to deny that ! ).
It needs a player who can solidly withstand lateral movement in the first few overs so that the rest of the batting can cash in when the ball looses it's initial sting.(someone like marvan).And they need a fast scorer who is capable of some serious slogging at the end of the innings.And maha is too inconsistent to fill this void. P'haps it is time to bring young angelo mathews in. As for the marvan kind of role i just can't think of anyone. But unless these two voids are filled SL cannot knock down best of the sides (away from home) on a regular basis.
And playing I really do fail to see the logic behind playing five specialist bowlers.especially as the fifth is almost always going to be mediocre. Dilshan and sanath are certainly capable of sharing the ball for ten overs.
What do you ppl think?
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