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All-Time Sri Lanka XIs - A re-run

Teuton

Teuton

International Captain
Rightly or wrongly, 6 runs difference in bowling averages is a tough gap to reconcile on CW
 
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slcricfan1

School Boy/Girl Captain
capt_Luffy said:
Went with Ramesh as he was an all-rounder.
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Why do you value that so highly? Embuldeniya is a properly threatening bowler, usually with some lvel of consistency in line and length. Ramesh has big turn but not much else. Ramesh hasnt reallly performed as an all rounder either though he is skilled enough. Not attacking, just wondering if you had a different opinion.
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

Cricketer Of The Year
slcricfan1 said:
Why do you value that so highly? Embuldeniya is a properly threatening bowler, usually with some lvel of consistency in line and length. Ramesh has big turn but not much else. Ramesh hasnt reallly performed as an all rounder either though he is skilled enough. Not attacking, just wondering if you had a different opinion.
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A couple reasons really:
1) While Embuldeniya have that 5 fer in SA in that win, his output overall is not really great, especially his average. Even for a spinner, 37 is a tad too high. Ramesh, on the otherhand, averages 6 runs less. It's also not like Embuldeniya played for a long time to have the longevity argument here.
2) Hence, taking them as overall close bowlers, Ramesh has a FC batting average of close to 40. Though he haven't been able to deliver that on Tests, that's a pretty significant batting boost to me, enough to overcome their bowling difference for me.
 
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slcricfan1

School Boy/Girl Captain
capt_Luffy said:
A couple reasons really:
1) While Embuldeniya have that 5 fer in SA in that win, his output overall is not really great, especially his average. Even for a spinner, 37 is a tad too high. Ramesh, on the otherhand, averages 6 runs less. It's also not like Embuldeniya played for a long time to have the longevity argument here.
2) Hence, taking them as overall close bowlers, Ramesh has a FC batting average of close to 40. Though he haven't been able to deliver that on Tests, that's a pretty significant batting boost to me, enough to overcome their bowling difference for me.
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Tbf, Ramesh has only played 2 matches away whereas embula played 10 away. I feel like Embuldeniya played harder opposition as well in general. But I can understand that even if Embula is better, its still contentious and he does not have much of a clear cut case over ramesh
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

Cricketer Of The Year
slcricfan1 said:
Tbf, Ramesh has only played 2 matches away whereas embula played 10 away. I feel like Embuldeniya played harder opposition as well in general. But I can understand that even if Embula is better, its still contentious and he does not have much of a clear cut case over ramesh
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Yeah, that's why as purely bowlers I will take Embuldeniya as well, but Ramesh's batting boost is quite big there imo.
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

Cricketer Of The Year
Sri Lanka XI Sri Lanka ASri Lanka BSri Lanka C
1. ST Jayasuriya1. TM Dilshan ⬇1. PS Nissanka ✴1. S Wettimuny ⬇⬇
2. FDM Karunaratne ⬆⬆2. MS Atapattu2. RS Mahanama2. MG Vandort
3. KC Sangakkara3. AP Gurusinha3. BKG Mendis3. RS Madugalle
4. DPMdS Jayawardene*4. TT Samaraweera ⬇4. RL Dias ⬇4. LRD Mendis* ⬇
5. PA de Silva5. A Ranatunga*5. PHKD Mendis ✴5. MDKJ Perera ⬆⬆
6. AD Mathews ⬆6. LD Chandimal+ ⬇6. DM de Silva*6. RS Kaluwitharana+ ⬇
7. HAPW Jayawardene+ ⬆7. HP Tillakratne ⬆7. DPDN Dickwella+ ⬆7. UDU Chandana ⬆
8. WPUJC Vaas8. MDK Perera ⬆8. DS de Silva ⬇8. JR Ratnayake ⬇
9. HMRKB Herath9. RAS Lakmal ⬆⬆⬆9. RJ Ratnayake⬇9. WRT Mendis ✴
10. SL Malinga10. NGRP Jayasuriya ✴10. BAW Mendis ⬇10. ALF de Mel ⬇⬇
11. M Muralidaran11. AM Fernando ✴11. CBRLS Kumara ✴11. CRD Fernando ⬇
Sri Lanka D
1. BSM Warnapura ⬇
2. WU Tharanga
3. BOP Fernando ✴
4. HDRL Thirimane ⬆
5. RP Arnold⬇
6.
7.
8.
9. MVT Fernando ✴
10. CAK Rajitha ✴
11. L Embuldeniya ⬆
 
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