Aritro
International Regular
Such resilience! Guys, I'm proud of us.
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**Official*** Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh,Mar 2024 #NaaginDerby
- Thread starter Silver Silva
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Aritro
International Regular
Lol at Shamim waxing lyrical about Mominul's innings as if it's some sort of feat of high batsmanship. Blud, he's on 60 on a deck where the opposition has managed to set a target of 500.
I'm impressed with Shoriful. It appears he's worked on his batting and made an improvement. Pretty vital for us given we struggle to get 10 out of our tail most of the time. That's another segment of the game where we're too far behind other teams usually.
I'm impressed with Shoriful. It appears he's worked on his batting and made an improvement. Pretty vital for us given we struggle to get 10 out of our tail most of the time. That's another segment of the game where we're too far behind other teams usually.
Bahseph
International Debutant
Nah drop this guy. That's terrible.
Aritro
International Regular
I actually don't understand how fast bowlers - and there's a few of them - have this sort of shape when they're training all year and sending down hundreds of overs. Surely a metabolism thing unless they're eating pizzas and tubs of rice every week
ashley bach
Cricketer Of The Year
333 required @SillyCowCorner1
AndyZaltzHair
Hall of Fame Member
Well deserved win for SL
Also it was back in 1980s that all 20 wickets taken by pacers for SL
Also it was back in 1980s that all 20 wickets taken by pacers for SL
AndyZaltzHair
Hall of Fame Member
Silver Silva
International Regular
To comeback from 57/5 on Day 1 was mightily impressive..
It shows the team has character.
It shows the team has character.
AndyZaltzHair
Hall of Fame Member
Should have been Mendis but I guess they factored in impressive captaincy
Himannv
Hall of Fame Member
I'm not specifically speaking about Lahiru Kumara here, but I think Sri Lankan people are still very traditional in some ways. Many grew up eating rice for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and don't really follow modern science enough to know how bad carbs are for you.
Once they make it in the sport and start earning big at a young age, the pizzas and alcohol get added in and people indulge more than they should. Lots of money at a very young age and all that comes with it, including social status and a more indulgent culture.
All of these guys hit the gym and work out, and obviously do some bowling, but they aren't consistent enough and dedicated to changing their lifestyle completely for sport. Genetics is also a factor, of course. We don't always have the same musculature and build as those from some other countries. Additionally, there is less infrastructure and quality guidance at lower levels and club levels to promote better fitness. So when these guys make it to the top, they aren't always ready and at their peak fitness wise.
Silver Silva
International Regular
Here is a cracking stat , Kamindu Mendis is the first batsmen in Test history to score 2 hundreds in a match batting at 7 or lower.
Himannv
Hall of Fame Member
He's also second on the list of runs scored by a batsmen at no.7 or lower in a Test. Guess who's first.
Silver Silva
International Regular
Wow I just have one question, why was the GOAT batting at No.7 ?
Himannv
Hall of Fame Member
A touch of influenza according to the news article. Also, he managed to score only an 80 in the previous Test so he felt he was out of form.Wow I just have one question, why was the GOAT batting at No.7 ?
Aritro
International Regular
What the **** was Bradperson doing batting at 7?
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Thought this was well known. He changed the order to go in when a sticky pitch had dried out - you'll notice that O'Reilly and Fleetwood-Smith opened (this was at the end of the day, allegedly he said to Fleetwood-Smth 'you can't get out if you don't hit one', the third ball the next day he finally hit one and got out), and Ward came in three.
Although sometimes cited as an example of Bradman's cricketing genius, sending in the worse batsmen on a sticky pitch was actually a known strategy, if not commonly used (suspect its usefulness was probably limited to when it seemed certain to stay clear). Reggie Duff scored a century on debut from no. 10 though he was a specialist batsman who usually opened. In that innings Trumble, Kelly, Howell and Jones all went in above Hill, Trumper and Noble.
On the other hand Bob Wyatt did it in 1935 against the West Indies -on a matting pitch-, and England collapsed and failed to bat out two sessions to save the match, losing on the second last ball.
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