Which team will Mendis torment the most

[duffer]

Dunno, bring referals in across the board and he'll do it to all teams.

 

[Richard]

I feel terribly sorry for you, but the sheer stupidity of your posts, you utter lack of a sense of humour and the fact that I just found out about the ignore user feature () means that I'm afraid you're being plonked. I deeply admire the resilience and patience of those who read your posts and take you seriously.

Good riddance to you, I'll look forward to not having to read your attempts at criticism of me. If, on the other hand, you still try it, we'll all know you're not using ignore-lists for what they're designed for.

In other news: Stuart MacGill played 44 tests, had an average below 30, a tremendous strike rate (better than Warne's), was definitely test standard, and CA would give an arm and a leg to haul him out of retirement.

No they wouldn't as he was clearly of little use in 2007/08, and MacGill's figures flatter him about as much as any player's in history do and only the most simplistic judge a player by his career average alone.

 

[Richard]

TBH, I was exaggerating to prove a point, but the idea still stands, that out of all the sides in the world over the past 20 years, England have probably been the worst players of spin in the world.

Don't know about the worst - New Zealand, West Indies, Pakistan and even sometimes Australia and South Africa have all had plenty of poor players of spin in that time.

However, precious few batsmen are bad players purely and simply of the ball bowled slow. It has to turn to offer any real threat, and if it's sufficiently wayward it also won't threaten much.

IE, the pitch has to be a turner or the bowler has to be a Murali or Warne. Otherwise almost any competent batsman will have little trouble. To take advantage of a poor player of spin, there has to be turn and a reasonable degree of accuracy.

 

[silentstriker]

I've got a feeling he might end up as the all-time highest wicket taker by the time he's done, barring injury or early retirement.

What? You're giving him 700+ wickets? There are a lot of things other than injury or retirement that can keep a bowler from taking 700 wickets.

 

[john18]

Why didn't you have Bangladesh and Zimbabwe as Options to vote?

 

[Jono]

What? You're giving him 700+ wickets? There are a lot of things other than injury or retirement that can keep a bowler from taking 700 wickets.

Just a prediction SS.

I think a few years ago I predicted Graeme Smith to have a chance of the all-time record for most test runs. If his elbow goes alright, I reckon he's still a chance, despite his drop from 05-07

 

[roseboy64]

Stuart MacGill wasn't that far from being Test-standard,

That's pretty much stupid TBH. World class? Probably not. To say though that he's not Test standard boggles the mind.

 

[pup11]

Australia, South Africa and India are the only three teams likely to have any sort of upper-hand over Mendis and that too when each of them play him in their own backyards, facing Mendis in Sri Lanka would be tough task for every team.

 

[Top_Cat]

The Channel 9 commentary team.

 

[duffer]

The Channel 9 commentary team.

Heh they dont even have the fallback of insinuating he's a pegger. Would kill Heals tbh.

 

[Xuhaib]

Australia, South Africa and India are the only three teams likely to have any sort of upper-hand over Mendis and that too when each of them play him in their own backyards, facing Mendis in Sri Lanka would be tough task for every team.

I would back the current indian lot to do well against him but once the likes of Dravid and Tendulkar goes then I don't have all that confidence in the likes of Yuvrajs, raina's or the sharma's in handling Mendis.

 

[TT Boy]

I would back the current indian lot to do well against him but once the likes of Dravid and Tendulkar goes then I don't have all that confidence in the likes of Yuvrajs, raina's or the sharma's in handling Mendis.

They didn't though, did they? Dravid didn't have a clue whilst Sachin was still asking for referrals after being caught stone dead or leathering the ball into the close fielder’s hands. Only Sehwag and Gautam looked good against him. Apparently according to Dhoni, the Indian players were able to read/pick him but that didn’t stop Mendis breaking Alec Bedser’s record...

 

[social]

All this Mendis love is premature.

The most overrated cricketer in the world by faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar

 

[G.I.Joe]

If anything, I'd back the younger lot of Indian batsmen (Yuvraj excepted) to do better against Mendis than an ageing Sachin/Dravid/Ganguly.

 

[Xuhaib]

They didn't though, did they? Dravid didn't have a clue whilst Sachin was still asking for referrals after being caught stone dead or leathering the ball into the close fielder’s hands. Only Sehwag and Gautam looked good against him. Apparently according to Dhoni, the Indian players were able to read/pick him but that didn’t stop Mendis breaking Alec Bedser’s record...

haha...yeah I should have mentioned that I was speaking in terms of if a series is being played in India.

 

[Xuhaib]

If anything, I'd back the younger lot of Indian batsmen (Yuvraj excepted) to do better against Mendis than an ageing Sachin/Dravid/Ganguly.

Don't now much about guys like Pujara, Badri or Kohli since I havent seen them bat but if you are talking about players like Rohit Sharma or Suresh Raina then I am afraid I would have to disagree with you.

 

[Xuhaib]

The most overrated cricketer in the world by faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar

Hype is justified imo.

 

[Evermind]

What? You're giving him 700+ wickets? There are a lot of things other than injury or retirement that can keep a bowler from taking 700 wickets.

Of course. But I don't see how it's an unreasonable prediction in Mendis' case. India and Bangladesh have been completely clueless against him, and he does bowl extremely accurately and has infinite variations. He debuted at around the same age as Warne when he debuted, and given the packed test schedule coming up, I think his career might follow the same path as Murali's, except there's every indication he might be even more successful. Let's not forget: even Sri Lankans had trouble picking him, and I imagine he gave them every clue possible.

I understand how it's slightly premature given the number of tests he has played, but sometimes you just get a feeling about someone. Like Warner, Duminy, etc.

 

[Evermind]

The most overrated cricketer in the world by faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar

Yeah, I'm sure you believe Hauritz > Mendis.

 

[Migara]

SAF and ENG are my picks. Have been poor against spin.