Worst World Cup winner

[Shri]

I hate it when I see Sreesanth in that pic with Indian team holding the trophy. He has ruined the moment forever for us.

Hang on. Let me show you the world cup winning picture in my room.

 

[NUFAN]

Wayne Larkins was a pretty poor performer. I vaguely remember him as a dour top order batsman, although his Cricinfo page seems to say otherwise.

A little off topic but that Collis King 66 ball 88 in partnership with IVA Richards must be one of the most unexpected/against the norm performance in a Final. His second highest score in his career was just 34, which happened in the semi.

 

[Migara]

Kumar Dharmasena.

brilliant fielder, and a fighter. Deserves it all the way. May be a case for Pramodaya Wickremasinghe

 

[uvelocity]

i liked wickramasinghe

 

[OverratedSanity]

brilliant fielder, and a fighter. Deserves it all the way. May be a case for Pramodaya Wickremasinghe

Nah. Action too ***y


Seriously though, the thread title is worst world cup winner and the answer, quite emphatically has to be Sreesanth ... While Sreesanth may not have been quite the worst cricketer to win the trophy (although he's obviously ****) , he's undoubtedly the least deserving world cup winner because in addition to being a filthy bowler he's a filthy human being who doesn't deserve to be on a cricket pitch, let alone get the honour of a world cup winner's trophy.

 

[grecian]

Wayne Larkins was a pretty poor performer. I vaguely remember him as a dour top order batsman, although his Cricinfo page seems to say otherwise.

A little off topic but that Collis King 66 ball 88 in partnership with IVA Richards must be one of the most unexpected/against the norm performance in a Final. His second highest score in his career was just 34, which happened in the semi.

He wasn't great, but nor was he a World Cup winner. An interesting point though, I do always remember him talked as an attacking bat, but his record doesn't really back that up in internationals. Was a fine stroke-player in County Cricket.

Did play an inordinate amount of matches against West Indies though, because like Peter Willey, the selectors thought him better against pace. Not going to help your record that.

 

[fredfertang]

He wasn't great, but nor was he a World Cup winner. An interesting point though, I do always remember him talked as an attacking bat, but his record doesn't really back that up in internationals. Was a fine stroke-player in County Cricket.

Did play an inordinate amount of matches against West Indies though, because like Peter Willey, the selectors thought him better against pace. Not going to help your record that.

Extraordinarily fortunate not to go on a tour of Her Majesty's Penal Institutions for raising a mortgage against the house of a sick old man - wac

 

[Migara]

India 83 was a side chock full of mediocrity with a couple of genuine stars. That team was the worst WC winning side by a mile

Closely followed by 1987 Australian side.

 

[Migara]

Nah. Action too ***y


Seriously though, the thread title is worst world cup winner and the answer, quite emphatically has to be Sreesanth ... While Sreesanth may not have been quite the worst cricketer to win the trophy (although he's obviously ****) , he's undoubtedly the least deserving world cup winner because in addition to being a filthy bowler he's a filthy human being who doesn't deserve to be on a cricket pitch, let alone get the honour of a world cup winner's trophy.

You may need an apology on that for Sreesanth. Had been cleared for some time.

 

[vcs]

Glad I'm not the only one who found Wickremasinghe's action ***y, also his surname spelling is gun.

 

[Aaron510]

Shahid afridi!!!

 

[stephen]

Glad I'm not the only one who found Wickremasinghe's action ***y, also his surname spelling is gun.

I sometimes find myself saying his name to myself because of how nice the word feels on the tongue.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Glad I'm not the only one who found Wickremasinghe's action ***y, also his surname spelling is gun.

yet you spelled it wrong?

Or is this one of those names where the spelling can vary, like Muralitharan/Muralidaran

 

[a massive zebra]

Glad I'm not the only one who found Wickremasinghe's action ***y, also his surname spelling is gun.

Couldn't agree more. Wickramasinghe's action was orgasmic, pretty cool surname too.

 

[trundler]

Does anyone else think it resembles Akram?

 

[a massive zebra]

He was actually pretty accurate and could generate some relatively gentle swing, but a seamer who struggles to get the ball through at more than 120ks and doesn't get much bounce or seam movement isn't likely to take bucketloads of wickets in international cricket.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Speaking of slowish seamers, nobody seems to have mentioned Andrew Zesers. Interesting story, burst into the state scene as a teenager, took a bunch of wickets in the Shield over his first couple of seasons which led to him getting a call up to the 87 World Cup team at still just barely 20 years old. Played a couple of games without making a big impact, returned to Australia, but had major shoulder problems leading to him being finished by the time he was 23. Unfortunate really.


As a bowler I would probably describe him as not dissimilar to Chadd Sayers in style

 

[trundler]

Didn't know SL was vegetarian too

 

[vcs]

yet you spelled it wrong?

Or is this one of those names where the spelling can vary, like Muralitharan/Muralidaran

I remember reading it spelled with an 'e' as a kid.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I've only ever seen it Wickramasinghe, wouldn't surprise me if the spelling was flexible though