***Official*** Sri Lanka in India 2017

[Bahseph]

Just want to say that since the SL tour of SA I've developed a lot of respect for Lakmal. Always seems to be improving with bat and ball these days

 

[OverratedSanity]

Yep, massively improved bowler. Shame injury has wrecked Dhammika else SL's attack would be of a decent standard.

 

[Bahseph]

Lakmal-Pradeep-Prasad would definitely be a decent pace attack to be honest.

 

[randycricfreak]

Eranga is another. Sad that Chameera has lost his touch a bit, due to the back injury.He got a 9fer in NZ

 

[vitalogy83]

Agree with this. Injuries to our quicks have really hurt us big time

Prasad got injured at the peak of his career. Lakmal is finally up trending after years of just going nowhere.. I feat an injury is around the corner. Praadeep too is always cutting his average down quickly but gets injured too often. Chameera lost his mojo. Eranga, another one lost to injury.

At one point we had a very promising future in our quick bowling when our spin larders were thinning out. Yea all that turned to **** pretty quick.

 

[Migara]

It is sad Sri Lanka is not producing the quick bowlers we used to produced in late nineties. Dilhara, Prabath Nissanka, Malinga, Ishara Amerasinghe and Prasad all bowled 90mph+ at some point of the career. Some of them were extremely wild, but still had pace and bounce. Then we had Thilan Thushara, almost 90mph at his peak, but lot more bouncy and skillful.

We don't see such bowling now a days. Tall, big fast bowler who bowls at upper 80s.

 

[harsh.ag]

A lot of stepping out today vs the swing bowling. Great start.

 

[Shri]

Feels like a Rohit double is coming up.

 

[vcs]

Good knock by Iyer. Couldn't ask for a better opportunity to get an easy century under your belt.

 

[harsh.ag]

What the hell is Lakmal doing?

 

[Bahseph]

Feels like a Rohit double is coming up.

Just came here to post it. The man is a monster when he gets in.

 

[CricAddict]

Ha ha ha. 200 on the way.

 

[vcs]

Feels like a Rohit double is coming up.

You might be on to something here.

4 sixes off that over, off Lakmal who bowled like Marshall and McGrath's lovechild in the last match.

 

[YorksLanka]

to be fair, 350 is par on this wicket for India..

 

[Shri]

Probably could have been an ODI atg if he started opening earlier.

 

[harsh.ag]

I have no idea what's happening but I swear this is what a fixed game would look like. Two overs of nothing but full tosses. Ridiculous bowling regardless.

 

[Bahseph]

Thisara, Lakmal and Pradeep at the death is seriously just asking for trouble.

 

[YorksLanka]

nohit not living up to his name on a serious note, great batting from him and he deserves a double ton here..

 

[ajdude]

****, dhoni's gonna bat all weird here and rob rohit of a double isn't he

like i can see him being on strike at the start of the last over with rohit on 199* and blocking the first five balls before hitting a three to deep backward point

 

[vcs]

Yep. it's on. Just give him the strike for around 15 balls.