Mahela Jayawardene vs Aravinda de Silva

[PlayerComparisons]

Two best Sri Lanka batsmen after Sanga. Both were great to watch. Who was better?

 

[subshakerz]

Obviously DeSilva. Jaya is good enough to fetch his bat.

 

[Migara]

Mahela was the greater match winner in test. Obviously played in a better era. Aravinda's purple patch was lost to civil war in 88-90 period.

 

[Calm_profit]

Mahela was the greater match winner in test. Obviously played in a better era. Aravinda's purple patch was lost to civil war in 88-90 period.

According to you which is better opener Marvan Or Dilshan?

 

[Himannv]

De Silva is the best batsman we have had so have to go with him. I do love Mahela a bit more though. Anyway, they're both the two most talented batsmen we've ever produced by some distance.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

De Silva is the best batsman we have had so have to go with him. I do love Mahela a bit more though. Anyway, they're both the two most talented batsmen we've ever produced by some distance.

Both far better than Sanga

 

[Zinzan]

de Silva for me.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

According to you which is better opener Marvan Or Dilshan?

Attapattu, Dilshan, Jayasuriya, or Karunaratne? All are pretty close imho.

 

[honestbharani]

Mad Max all the way.

 

[Migara]

According to you which is better opener Marvan Or Dilshan?

Too close to call. Dilshan has better average but given Marvan's longevity and allowing for his horrific run to start with that gap doesn't mean much.

 

[anil1405]

Keeping all other parameters as they are, wonder how these two would've performed if their career timelines interchanged?

 

[Migara]

Keeping all other parameters as they are, wonder how these two would've performed if their career timelines interchanged?

Mahela would be still more valuable. Utterly ruthless when set. Aravinda tended to throw it away once he got to 3 figures. How ever, we would have had much more success in on SC countries if Aravinda's 88-90 purple patch was in current era.

 

[Burgey]

Would take Aravinda very day of the week and twice on Sundays, but readily admit he's one of my faves so I'm well and truly biased here.

 

[mr_mister]

De Silva is the best batsman we have had so have to go with him. I do love Mahela a bit more though. Anyway, they're both the two most talented batsmen we've ever produced by some distance.

How can you love Mahela and rate Sanga as useless

 

[a massive zebra]

Himannv has a well documented grudge against Sanga and will not say a good word about him.

Vintage Himannv post here:

Jacques Kallis vs Rahul Dravid vs Kumar Sangakkara

There is no way Ponting > Lara.

www.cricketweb.net

 

[Burgey]

You have too respect a long held, deep-seated grudge. The maintenance of them is exhausting but definitely worthwhile. Aksi, @Himannv is one of CW's greats tbh.

 

[honestbharani]

How can you love Mahela and rate Sanga as useless

@Red_Ink_Squid would know

 

[Himannv]

How can you love Mahela and rate Sanga as useless

Sanga is not completely useless (see, I'm a very reasonable man). He's above average with the gloves in limited overs although he's very ordinary with the bat. His glove work in the longer format isn't particularly good over a five-day period but he makes up for it as a pure bat and makes the best use of his very limited set of skills. On the whole, he's not useless, just very overrated and a bit of a hack.

But let's not make this about Sanga - this is the I love Mahela and De Silva thread!

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

How can you love Mahela and rate Sanga as useless

To be fair to Himann, if a world famous sportsman spat at you (I mean literally, spat in your face!) when you asked for their autograph, you'd probably hold a grudge too.

 

[Coronis]

To be fair to Himann, if a world famous sportsman spat at you (I mean literally, spat in your face!) when you asked for their autograph, you'd probably hold a grudge too.

I’ve been spat on by many people, don’t hate em all.