Ranatunga vs Salim Malik?

[Himannv]

Harsh to write him off as just a match fixer when he's the only poor sod who was caught.

That just about says everything.

My vote goes to Ranatunga for his captaincy, passion, brilliance, loyalty, stubbornness, arrogance, flair and insanity.

 

[SaeedAnwar]

^ dont forget his fat tummy

 

[Migara]

Ranatunga in mid to late 80s was a class act and a nippy medium fast bowler sho moved the ball a lot. He was bit fat then as well. What most people have seen is Ranatunga in his twilight years, as an average batsman, but quality captain

 

[Top_Cat]

Salim Malik the better bat for me but Ranatunga definitely under-rated.

Malik was smooooth when he was really humming.

 

[Richard]

Ranatunga in mid to late 80s was a class act and a nippy medium fast bowler sho moved the ball a lot. He was bit fat then as well. What most people have seen is Ranatunga in his twilight years, as an average batsman, but quality captain

Ranatunga has a little bit in common with WG Grace, except that Grace's physical condition worsened as he got older, Ranatunga's if anything improved, as I said above.

But most people's limited knowledge of both is dominated by what they were in their latter days rather than their former and most significant.

 

[Gunguteli]

Salim malik by some distance.Those who think he was a FTB probably didn,t watch him bat in Eng esp in leeds.

 

[SaeedAnwar]

^ lol looks like Salim Malik just signed in to say that

 

[SaeedAnwar]

Btw in Tests Salim might be better but Rantunga was much better in ODI's

 

[GuyFromLancs]

As a side note, it was interesting how Rantunga's mere existence used to wind up the opposition players. In his last book, Shane Warne can scarcely hide his utter contempt for him.

 

[Fusion]

As a side note, it was interesting how Rantunga's mere existence used to wind up the opposition players. In his last book, Shane Warne can scarcely hide his utter contempt for him.

Well Malik had that going for him too in the case of Warne.

 

[Xuhaib]

I thought both Malik and Azhar were very similar.

Both scored a debut century,

Both were extreamly silky when in full flow.

Both get underrated a bit since they are sandwiched between argubly two greatest batsman their country has ever produced.

Ofcourse both enjoyed a lttle bit of match fixing.

Though Azhar takes it in the end since he had a hotter wife.

 

[Smudge]

I thought both Malik and Azhar were very similar.

Both scored a debut century,

Both were extreamly silky when in full flow.

Both get underrated a bit since they are sandwiched between argubly two greatest batsman their country has ever produced.

Ofcourse both enjoyed a lttle bit of match fixing.

Though Azhar takes it in the end since he had a hotter wife.

Azhar? How about Arjuna?

 

[bagapath]

ranatunga played with pride for his country.

malik was a piece of ****

 

[Migara]

ranatunga played with pride for his country.

malik was a piece of ****

He was a man of principals. Did not even appear for TV ads, other than for Anti - Leprosy campaign

 

[The Sean]

I'd rate Malik the better batsman, but Ranatunga of course the far more important figure in his country's cricketing history.