Well, it’s over a month since I’ve written a post. The last post was on Sri Lanka’s victory against Zimbabwe in the group stages of the T20 World Cup and my incredulity on the fact that Mahela was playing like a gem while the others were playing like a blind man groping around for landmarks [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Sanath Jayasuriya’
Musings on Sri Lanka Cricket
Posted: June 12, 2010 in Sri Lanka, UncategorizedTags: Aravinda de Silva, C. B. Ratnayaka, Dinesh Chandimal, Jeevan Mendis, Kumar Sangakkara, Lahiru Thirimanne, Sanath Jayasuriya
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The vexing case of Mahela
Posted: January 10, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardena, Marvan Atapattu, Sanath Jayasuriya, Uncategorized
In the past few years, Mahela has really been a very curious case to follow. He’s so prolific in Tests and always seems to get a hundred, whereas, when it comes to ODIs, there are just brief periods of excellence and plenty of times when he barely scores runs. Sri Lankan cricket fans will remember [...]
Naved-ul-Hasan taking tips from King of Spin?
Posted: August 18, 2009 in Shane WarneTags: Naved-ul-Hasan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sehwagology, Shane Warne, Virender Sehwag
No, no, silly! Naved-ul-Hasan isn’t asking Warnie how to bowl legspinners! However, something I noticed for the first time in the second ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka (couldn’t watch the first one on TV) was the fact that Naved-ul-Hasan has a shocking amount of hair! I barely watched much of the ICL and, so, [...]
Asia Cup 2008 Review
Posted: July 10, 2008 in Pakistan, Sri LankaTags: Asia Cup, India, Pakistan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Suresh Raina
When the news that the Asia Cup was going to be held this year came about, I was really happy cos’ it would give SL a chance to show that they were the true ODI champs of Asia. However, looking at the time period during which the tournament would be held told me volumes about [...]
