Comments on: Chaminda http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/07/28/chaminda/ just another bullshit cricket blog Sat, 26 May 2012 10:11:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Matt http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/07/28/chaminda/comment-page-1/#comment-16852 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:13:09 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=6379#comment-16852 One of those players who I never really noticed, except when he took 3 in the opening over of the World Cup match. Still you can’t argue with his record- and he was clearly a massive part of the emergence and growth of Sri Lanka into of a fantastic one day team (very quickly) and very good test team in pretty short order too

]]> By: Sachintha http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/07/28/chaminda/comment-page-1/#comment-16851 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:15:12 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=6379#comment-16851 Adding to what KK says, yes as far as I can remember, he’s one of the fast bowlers who had least amount of injuries considering a career spanning such a long time. I don’t really remember the last time he was out of the side due to an injury.

]]> By: KK http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/07/28/chaminda/comment-page-1/#comment-16850 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:56:28 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=6379#comment-16850 Fantastic!
His career was in a way a testament to having an economical, repeatable, smooth bowling action, perfect wrist position, and the fact that two deliveries – the inswinger and the straight one angled across – is enough ‘variety’ to have if you know how to use them.

]]> By: Dhananjay Mhatre http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/07/28/chaminda/comment-page-1/#comment-16849 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:37:46 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=6379#comment-16849 @theoldbatsman
And won a few more matches than him, did not go pedaloing and all that and also won just one more World Cup. Does not merit a mention at all.

]]> By: Lou http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/07/28/chaminda/comment-page-1/#comment-16848 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:18:52 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=6379#comment-16848 Lovely piece, I agree with it all in spades. One of those players that always kept me and probably everyone else around cheering on the Sri Lankan team.

]]> By: sam http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/07/28/chaminda/comment-page-1/#comment-16847 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:18:25 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=6379#comment-16847 i never realised he was so small

]]> By: theoldbatsman http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/07/28/chaminda/comment-page-1/#comment-16846 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:51:39 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=6379#comment-16846 Great piece, and no, you’d never see anything like it in the newspapers here. He only took 130 more test wickets than Andrew Flintoff, after all…

]]> By: The Skiver http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/07/28/chaminda/comment-page-1/#comment-16845 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:51:27 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=6379#comment-16845 Hear! Hear!

17th on the all time list, 25 more than Allan Donald, 30 more than Bob Willis and the same number as DK Lillee.

Only 7 of those above him also scored a Test hundred, though.

He deserved more respect than he has had on his retirement. Top marks for bucking that trend

]]> By: Chris Weston http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/07/28/chaminda/comment-page-1/#comment-16844 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:54:49 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=6379#comment-16844 Testify.

He was a clean hitter too. 355 wickets is a fantastic achievement given that for most of his career Murali has been twirling away at the other end.

]]> By: Apples http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/07/28/chaminda/comment-page-1/#comment-16843 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:40:43 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=6379#comment-16843 nothing in the press here J so probably would not have known. Nice one Chaminda !

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