Most Colourful cricketer at World Cup 2007

[Poker Boy]

Actually I might have drawn more attention to Leverock - i posted a photo of him in a forum I'm a member of about a tennis player and I find it hillarious that the European members of the forum just can't fathom it out. They can't understand why someone like him can play in a WC. Personally I think it's great - and remember WG - probably one of the two most important players in the history of cricket - wasn't exactly a size Zero either!

 

[Fiery]

And yet the reality is - whoever they picked, it wouldn't have made an iota of difference.

You never know, Panesar could have got 25 wickets in those first 2 tests

 

[Richard]

Not a chance. Giles took, what, 3? No way would Panesar have done much, if any, better.

 

[Fiery]

Not a chance. Giles took, what, 3? No way would Panesar have done much, if any, better.

How do you know?

 

[Richard]

Because there was virtually nothing in the pitches for fingerspinners! If there was Giles would have been a threat!

 

[TT Boy]

Jimmy Kamande, his little jig is pretty cool.

 

[_Ed_]

From Dwayne Leverock's Wikipedia page:

Other Sports

Leverock once claimed a silver medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the Junior Caribbean Games as well as playing football at Hull City with Bermudian team Zebras, where he was a striker.

 

[Fiery]

Because there was virtually nothing in the pitches for fingerspinners! If there was Giles would have been a threat!

Giles...threat...oxymoron

 

[pup11]

Leverock winning a silver medal in a hurdles you got to be kidding right?, i think that has to be the biggest joke of the century.

Was he running through the hurdles because i can't imagine him jumping over them.

 

[GIMH]

Your posting style seems to have changed pup. More spaces and stuff. Am I imagining this?

 

[Richard]

Giles...threat...oxymoron

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But I could just as easily have said this or this or this or this or this or this or this or this.

 

[Richard]

Jimmy Kamande, his little jig is pretty cool.

As is his elbow.

 

[sirdj]

Be realistic. Panesar being better than Giles is not the main reason he has become a cult hero. If Batty turned out to be better than Giles, people would not be wearing huge Gareth masks in the stands.

Well Panesar is a Sardar(who for some reason are considered funny in India), he wears a turban, sports a beard and mustache, and does a funny sort of wicket celebration.

 

[pup11]

No Geraint you aren't imaging things my posting style has definietly changed, you just try to improve with time so trying hard mate!!

 

[GIMH]

Good stuff. I enjoy your posting mate.

 

[Fiery]

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But I could just as easily have said this or this or this or this or this or this or this or this.

meh, he's a good club cricketer

 

[Richard]

He's a damn good Test bowler on a turning pitch - no different to Panesar.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Except that Panesar is better. Aside from that, no different.

 

[Richard]

Better, but nowhere near as much better as most people like to make-out.

 

[Chemosit]

Jimmy Kamande, his little jig is pretty cool.

Beat me to it - I have yet to meet someone who loves their cricket more and it shows.
Great bloke, great jig.

As to his elbow - that was a long time ago when he was a seam bowler. He had a lot of time off to deal with it, did so, despite it nearly ending his career, and has re-invented himself as a spinner. His action now is no worse than any other bowler out there and a lot better than some. Consider how many overs he bowled recently with Hair umpiring - if there was anything still wrong, he would have certainly been called then.