Your Boy

[OverratedSanity]

VVS

I was very young when he made his debut, but for some reason, the moment I saw him bat, I was utterly convinced he was a genius. Despite being made to play out of position for a large chunk of the beginning of his career and getting flack from plenty of people, I constantly sang his praises and knew all he needed was time and being given the opportunity to bat in the middle order. When he smacked McGrath, Lee, Warne, Fleming all over Sydney, I felt a sense of vindication like no other... until the 281 a year later which even took me by surprise at how ridiculously good it was. At that point, I was pointing and laughing at every single one of my stupid friends who wrote him off early in his career and I anointed him the next true god tier ATG Indian bat. Now that didn't quite happen, but that hardly dampened my love for the guy. Only enhanced it really, since he had his critics for a long, long time who used words like "inconsistent" to describe him, when in actuality he averaged 51 over a 12 year period until that fateful final series and barely had any prolonged patches of bad form. WAFG

 

[doesitmatter]

For all his antics and all the ridicule he endured from my friends , i was one constant supporter of Sreesanth from day one until the sucker got lured by match fixing..Imagine if he had pulled himself together and played as many matches as Ishanth..Ooph the man can land the ball beautifully on the seam no 2 ways about that..Lara , Kallis who?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Oh man I was such a Sreesanth fanboy. Dat seam presentation was to die for. Sree, van Zyl, and Sohaib Maqsood are three of "my boys" who haven't exactly set the world on fire.

 

[honestbharani]

TBH, Van Zyl and maybe even Maqsood can still do.

 

[smash84]

Maqsood is on his way to being binned for good. Has done nothing despite many chances

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Oh man I was such a Sreesanth fanboy. Dat seam presentation was to die for. Sree, van Zyl, and Sohaib Maqsood are three of "my boys" who haven't exactly set the world on fire.

Hold on. I thought Van Zyl was "my boy" actually.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Nah people (especially Kiwaaahs) still find reasons to bag him even though he's a more successful Test bowler than Hadlee.

I don't think that taking 2 more wickets in about 30 more tests at a vastly inferior average equates to being more successful. By that logic Chris Martin is a more successful test bowler than Sydney Barnes.

 

[Furball]

7. JM Anderson 433
8. RJ Hadlee 431

 

[Fuller Pilch]

7. JM Anderson 433
8. RJ Hadlee 431

I know - '2 more wickets'. So what:

SP Fleming 7172
DG Bradman 6996

 

[Furball]

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Got me hook, line and sinker

 

[cnerd123]

Im calling dibs on Sarfraz Khan now - aka Frazzy.

 

[Flem274*]

I don't think that taking 2 more wickets in about 30 more tests at a vastly inferior average equates to being more successful. By that logic Chris Martin is a more successful test bowler than Sydney Barnes.

you realise you've just given him the fuel to keep posting lame budget benchmark baits that no one will reply to for another 12 months right?

good second post though

 

[MrPrez]

I don't think that taking 2 more wickets in about 30 more tests at a vastly inferior average equates to being more successful. By that logic Chris Martin is a more successful test bowler than Sydney Barnes.

Yeah, Furball, when your trollposts reach Fy-level, you should step back and introspect.

 

[Shady Slim]

anyone else with a dislike equivalent? some people have chucked some down

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Regarding dislikes, my passionate hatred of Suresh Raina is surely unsurpassed?

 

[kiwiviktor81]

anyone else with a dislike equivalent? some people have chucked some down

It has to be a player from your team to be fair. I dislike most non-NZ players

 

[Furball]

anyone else with a dislike equivalent? some people have chucked some down

James Faulkner and Steve Harmison.

 

[Flem274*]

James Faulkner and Steve Harmison.

since when did you dislike those blokes more than ian bell?

 

[Jono]

haha and even if he does dislike them more, this thread isn't about who your favourite or most disliked is, it is who you are known for loving or hating on CW. It is clearly Bell for you furball.