Different people, different rules
0 Comments Published by Apocalyptus on Wednesday, July 05, 2006 at 10:10 AM.
A couple of excerpts from newspapers :
ONE.
Sri Lanka smashes World record
Amstelveen: Sri Lanka erased the four-month-old World record of highest one-day total plundering 443 against the Netherlands here on Tuesday.....
....Veteran opener Sanath Jayasuriya led the way with 157 off 104 balls, while Tillakaratne Dilshan flayed the bowling with an equally crazy 117 off 79 balls.
See source here.
TWO.
Jayasuriya, Tharanga tear up records
Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga produced the most spectacular opening partnership in one-day history to complete Sri Lanka's 5-0 series whitewash over England.
Set a formidable 322 to win the fifth one-day international at Headingley, the pair hit explosive centuries to put on 286 and make a nonsense of the target.
Sri Lanka cruised home by eight wickets with more than 12 overs to spare.
The Sri Lankan openers' extraordinary exhibition of clean, effortless hitting was a record opening stand in one-day internationals.
Jayasuriya, one day after his 37th birthday, ended with 152 off 99 balls, his 21st one-day international hundred and one of the great limited over innings.
See source here
This gentleman, Mr Sanath Jayasuriya, was totally written off by almost everyone in the world. His months of non-performance, injury-proneness and Sri Lanka's dismal performance not too long ago literally forced him to retire from international cricket but the selectors knew what he was capable of doing on his day and recalled him to the national team breaking a retirement at the age of 37. And see how he has reciprocated. He indeed has proved that age is not a barrier as long as you keep performing at the highest level. Jayasuriya coming back to form only months before the World Cup is an alarm for all other teams. His form and experience alone can get Sri Lanka the World Cup. It is the same Sri Lankan team that suffered a 6-1 thrashing by Indians in India not too long ago. In a span of six months they have transformed themselves in an utterly formidable unit. And Jayasuriya being recalled has a lot to do with it.
Couple of more excerpts:
ONE.
Ganguly slams 73, leads Northamptonshire to win over Worcestershire
London, July 4. (UNI): Sourav Ganguly's 51-ball blitzkrieg of 73 powered Northamptonshire to an 11-run victory at the home ground over Worcestershire in the Twenty20 Cup match.
The former India captain also grabbed a Worcestershire wicket with his gentle medium pace to cap a fruitful outing.
Northamptonshire overcame an early jitter and got off to a flier as Ganguly (73) and Rob White (66) came up with their personal best and put together a 105-run partnership.
Ganguly brought up his half-century and the 100 partnership in style when he launched Roger Sillence into the stands.
His 51-ball knock included four towering sixes, besides seven hits to the fence before he was run out....
See source here.
TWO.
Ganguly makes 44 as Northants win Twenty20 match
London, July. 2 (PTI): Sourav Ganguly was back among runs, making an unbeaten 44 for Northamptonshire who beat Worcestershire by nine wickets in a Twenty20 Cup match at New Road.
Chasing a paltry target of 87 in 20 overs, the former India captain, who opened the innings with Usman Afzaal, hit five fours in his 53-ball knock.
He added 68 for the unbroken second wicket stand with David Sales who remained unbeaten on 34. The visitors achieved the target in 16.3 overs.
Zaheer Khan, playing for Worcestershire, bowled three unsuccessful overs giving away 15 runs.
Earlier, the hosts elected to bat on winning the toss, but the decision backfired as the team was bowled out for 86 in 19.3 overs. Matthew Nicholson and Ben Philips reduced them to 18 for six and it was Zaheer Khan's top-score of 26 which helped the hosts reach the score they did.
Ganguly also chipped in with the wicket of Zimbabwean Ray Price in his spell of four overs which cost 21 runs.
See source here.
This fellow has a better ODI record than even the great Sanath Jayasuriya and is three years younger to him. When other teams are slowly but steadily picking up, Indians have started losing.
Right, we won the test series in the Windies but tests are a totally different ball game!
We beat weak, out-of-form Sri Lanka and injury-plagued England on home soil and out-of-sorts Pakistan in Pakistan. Then we lost 4-1 to the West Indies whom every test-playing nation has literally thrashed in the recent past. We don't lack in talent at all. We lack in experience. And if a player of Ganguly's calibre with a proven track-record has to sit out for months and the chairman of selectors declares he would never allow him to come back into the national team, there can be no worse case of injustice.
This is the same Sourav Ganguly who has single-handedly won us more matches than Rahul Dravid and even Sachin Tendulkar. Truth always sounds bitter. What say Mr Chairman of Bastards?
ONE.
Sri Lanka smashes World record
Amstelveen: Sri Lanka erased the four-month-old World record of highest one-day total plundering 443 against the Netherlands here on Tuesday.....
....Veteran opener Sanath Jayasuriya led the way with 157 off 104 balls, while Tillakaratne Dilshan flayed the bowling with an equally crazy 117 off 79 balls.
See source here.
TWO.
Jayasuriya, Tharanga tear up records
Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga produced the most spectacular opening partnership in one-day history to complete Sri Lanka's 5-0 series whitewash over England.
Set a formidable 322 to win the fifth one-day international at Headingley, the pair hit explosive centuries to put on 286 and make a nonsense of the target.
Sri Lanka cruised home by eight wickets with more than 12 overs to spare.
The Sri Lankan openers' extraordinary exhibition of clean, effortless hitting was a record opening stand in one-day internationals.
Jayasuriya, one day after his 37th birthday, ended with 152 off 99 balls, his 21st one-day international hundred and one of the great limited over innings.
See source here
This gentleman, Mr Sanath Jayasuriya, was totally written off by almost everyone in the world. His months of non-performance, injury-proneness and Sri Lanka's dismal performance not too long ago literally forced him to retire from international cricket but the selectors knew what he was capable of doing on his day and recalled him to the national team breaking a retirement at the age of 37. And see how he has reciprocated. He indeed has proved that age is not a barrier as long as you keep performing at the highest level. Jayasuriya coming back to form only months before the World Cup is an alarm for all other teams. His form and experience alone can get Sri Lanka the World Cup. It is the same Sri Lankan team that suffered a 6-1 thrashing by Indians in India not too long ago. In a span of six months they have transformed themselves in an utterly formidable unit. And Jayasuriya being recalled has a lot to do with it.
Couple of more excerpts:
ONE.
Ganguly slams 73, leads Northamptonshire to win over Worcestershire
London, July 4. (UNI): Sourav Ganguly's 51-ball blitzkrieg of 73 powered Northamptonshire to an 11-run victory at the home ground over Worcestershire in the Twenty20 Cup match.
The former India captain also grabbed a Worcestershire wicket with his gentle medium pace to cap a fruitful outing.
Northamptonshire overcame an early jitter and got off to a flier as Ganguly (73) and Rob White (66) came up with their personal best and put together a 105-run partnership.
Ganguly brought up his half-century and the 100 partnership in style when he launched Roger Sillence into the stands.
His 51-ball knock included four towering sixes, besides seven hits to the fence before he was run out....
See source here.
TWO.
Ganguly makes 44 as Northants win Twenty20 match
London, July. 2 (PTI): Sourav Ganguly was back among runs, making an unbeaten 44 for Northamptonshire who beat Worcestershire by nine wickets in a Twenty20 Cup match at New Road.
Chasing a paltry target of 87 in 20 overs, the former India captain, who opened the innings with Usman Afzaal, hit five fours in his 53-ball knock.
He added 68 for the unbroken second wicket stand with David Sales who remained unbeaten on 34. The visitors achieved the target in 16.3 overs.
Zaheer Khan, playing for Worcestershire, bowled three unsuccessful overs giving away 15 runs.
Earlier, the hosts elected to bat on winning the toss, but the decision backfired as the team was bowled out for 86 in 19.3 overs. Matthew Nicholson and Ben Philips reduced them to 18 for six and it was Zaheer Khan's top-score of 26 which helped the hosts reach the score they did.
Ganguly also chipped in with the wicket of Zimbabwean Ray Price in his spell of four overs which cost 21 runs.
See source here.
This fellow has a better ODI record than even the great Sanath Jayasuriya and is three years younger to him. When other teams are slowly but steadily picking up, Indians have started losing.
Right, we won the test series in the Windies but tests are a totally different ball game!
We beat weak, out-of-form Sri Lanka and injury-plagued England on home soil and out-of-sorts Pakistan in Pakistan. Then we lost 4-1 to the West Indies whom every test-playing nation has literally thrashed in the recent past. We don't lack in talent at all. We lack in experience. And if a player of Ganguly's calibre with a proven track-record has to sit out for months and the chairman of selectors declares he would never allow him to come back into the national team, there can be no worse case of injustice.
This is the same Sourav Ganguly who has single-handedly won us more matches than Rahul Dravid and even Sachin Tendulkar. Truth always sounds bitter. What say Mr Chairman of Bastards?
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