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  1. krkode

    Mahela Jayawardene-100 tests

    Nothing wrong with that, just saying cricketers tend not to do a lot of schooling (understandably so, when your job involves playing sports). It's, however, quite impressive when you run across the few exceptions who are both well-read and good at the game.
  2. krkode

    Enough of this 'Australia aren't good anymore' nonsense!

    I think the only thing one can fairly say is that the "top team" mantle is now more or less shared. It used to be that Australia was leaps and bounds ahead of everybody - in a league of their own, so to speak, with everyone else following behind at some distance. That is no longer true and now...
  3. krkode

    Mahela Jayawardene-100 tests

    Yeah, I just did some checking. It's definitely fielder-bowler combo. Murali-Jayawardene is 70 dismissals. McGrath-Gilchrist have 90. Ntini-Boucher 82. Lillee-Marsh 95.
  4. krkode

    Mahela Jayawardene-100 tests

    I noticed this. He's a pretty solid writer. The common trend in the subcontinent seems to be very little schooling for cricketers. I remember there was a point when Saqlain who won the MoM in a test against India in 1999 couldn't speak English to the presenter and so replied in Hindi. That...
  5. krkode

    Your Favourite Players

    From each country: Pak - Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis Ind - Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly SL - Jayasuriya, Muralitharan Aus - McGrath, Gilchrist NZ - Bond, Cairns SA - Donald, Pollock Eng - Pietersen, Alec Stewart Zim - Andy Flower, Heath Streak WI - Lara, Ambrose Obviously plenty of retired...
  6. krkode

    How in the world is Akthar ranked 8th best in the world????

    Shoaib's average against India and Aus is actually his worst (34+). But I suppose that is to be expected - his career happened to coincide with arguably the strongest Aussie side ever and the best Indian batting lineup ever. Still, that he was capable of destroying a lineup on his day is...
  7. krkode

    What I love about CricketWeb...

    This is pretty much what brought me to CW in the first place. And I am pretty much surrounded 24/7 by people who know very little about cricket. So this is my outlet to having a neat discussion about my favorite game!
  8. krkode

    ***Official - Sri Lanka in Bangladesh***

    Yeah, I see your point. Perhaps it has to do with history - maybe Ban have played ODI cricket a lot longer and Ireland just needs to "serve its time" so to speak. Bangladesh also have a fairly long history of upsetting test sides in World Cups, which IMO, is a good measure of how a team will...
  9. krkode

    Ricky Ponting Vs. Sachin Tendulkar - As Captains

    Just thought I'd counter a myth that's being propagated in this thread - but Dravid did in fact average 50+ before 1999. Whether he was considered a great or not is another story. He crossed 50+ ever since November 1997, dipped below a few times but he had only played 30-odd games by then so...
  10. krkode

    ***Official - Sri Lanka in Bangladesh***

    Honestly, though, have other teams who entered test cricket in the "middle" so to speak, experienced early years any different? Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, India (?) etc. all experienced a fairly extended period of minnowhood before they became contenders on the world stage. Then a few...
  11. krkode

    ***Official - Sri Lanka in Bangladesh***

    Probably slowing down, for sure. Which is why it is such an encouraging sign to see Mendis looking good to take up Murali's mantle. Fact is, Murali is well-past proving anything to anyone, if there is one man responsible for Sri Lanka's rise from minnowhood to a competitive test side, it's...
  12. krkode

    Selecting in ICC 2008

    Yeah, it was a bit saddening... I was excited about the prospect of having Dhoni in my team but the game keeps auto-selecting Karthik as my wicketkeeper and I keep changing it. So far Dhoni has averaged a dismal 20 in tests. Laxman went from averaging 43ish at the start of the game to about 52...
  13. krkode

    Most Fearsome Fast Bowler

    I'd say Bond was probably the best of the three bowlers mentioned above. Followed by Akhtar and then Lee. The latter two were probably faster at their peaks but there was something else about Bond that made him terrifyingly good. Maybe we have that perception because he was far and away NZ's...
  14. krkode

    Ricky Ponting Vs. Sachin Tendulkar - As Captains

    I sort of agree with this. It's a bit unfair to Ponting because no one can ever really say how much of a part his leadership played in Australia's success because the team was just that good. But then again, I suppose the current setup is more indicative of his captaincy skills because for once...
  15. krkode

    Ricky Ponting Vs. Sachin Tendulkar - As Captains

    I don't think this is a very useful comparison. Maybe we can compare Ganguly and Ponting as captains. Fact is, Tendulkar was never cut out to be captain and his performance suffered a lot while captain. Ponting's has actually improved in the years he has been captain and he has blossomed into a...
  16. krkode

    Most Fearsome Fast Bowler

    Fearsomeness has as much to do with body language as pace/swing/difficulty of playing, IMO. Of the three listed, I'd imagine Akhtar would be most scary to face. Over all, among bowlers I've watched, I'd say Donald and Ambrose probably rate as some of the fiercest bowlers of the 90s. Waqar and...
  17. krkode

    What I love about CricketWeb...

    True that. I think, for the most part, people who visit CricketWeb are cricket fans first and foremost and India/England/Australia/etc. team fans after that. We can appreciate good cricket when we see it, even if our team is on the receiving end.
  18. krkode

    Selecting in ICC 2008

    So I just got ICC 2008 after playing 2002 for the last 5 or 6 years and understandably a lot of names are new to me. I was wondering what is a good policy when selecting players? For example, I started out with India playing international on easy mode. In the beginning, I began with Zaheer...
  19. krkode

    The best team in the field ?

    Speaking of great fielders, we've all identified some really good ones - guys like Ponting, Hussey, Dravid, etc. are well-regarded. But everyone has a bad day and even the former three have been known to put the odd catch down and let up a chance. That brings me to wonder - has there ever been...
  20. krkode

    Great post from Matty Hayden's profile on the KFC Pulse Website

    I liked a quote by Sehwag featured on cricinfo the other day: "I don't believe in technique, I believe in performance."

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