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Pressure on top - By Mahela Jayawardena
From Cricinfo.com
The experienced batsmen need to stand up and be counted if Sri Lanka are to get out of their one-day rut
September 8, 2009
Pressure on top - By Mahela Jayawardena
From Cricinfo.com
The experienced batsmen need to stand up and be counted if Sri Lanka are to get out of their one-day rut
September 8, 2009
The last two seasons have been good for us in Test cricket, and it shows in how we have moved up to the No. 2 spot. But we now move into an area of our game that has caused us concern in recent times and needs more focus.
Over the last year, we have been patchy and inconsistent in ODIs. That's the best way to put it. We have won matches, but at the same time we have lost many. Our No. 7 rank in the ICC ratings is a fair indicator of where we stand. When a team is not consistent and ruthless - we beat Pakistan 3-2, we probably should have beaten them by a bigger margin after having won the first three - it's difficult to move up the rankings.
Even at home we have won six and lost nine matches in the last year. We have had to bat under the lights at the R Premadasa Stadium more often than we would have liked - seven out of nine matches - but that can't be an excuse. A 6-9 is not a great performance at home. You do want to dominate at home and win everything. We haven't done that. As a team we need to take responsibility and fix areas that need to be fixed.
One of those, a very important one, is the top-order batting. Between me, Kumar Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya, we have only two centuries in the last year. The top order has to get the runs. We get to bat the most overs, and it's our responsibility to get the big scores and bat through the innings. We have had a few bad tours individually. During the first half of the year I wasn't doing well in one-day cricket, then Jayasuriya went through a bit of a lean period. Sangakkara has held on for a while, but it is disappointing that we haven't got the big hundreds.
It's a tough call for someone like Sanath. We have all known what a performer he is, so it's hard for the selectors. At the end of the day it's up to individual players to realise the decision they have to make. The guys around him are scoring runs and are putting a little bit of pressure on him. It's a team call and we will see how it goes.
It's been difficult for the youngsters coming in. Yes, they have taken their time. Yes, they haven't gone in and done really well, but we have to believe in them and have a lot of faith in their ability. They will soon gain experience and understand their games better.
To be fair to them, the combination in one-day cricket keeps changing, and they haven't got consistent runs. Chamara Kapugedera has been tested for quite some time, and now he has begun to get a regular place in the side. That's a comfortable position for him to be in. Thilina Kandamby has done pretty well in the A team, and now he too is getting a longer run in the senior team. Then there is Angelo Mathews coming up. We want them to have enough experience under their belts before we go into the 2011 World Cup. And while they wait to become fixtures in the XI, they have an inspiration not far away. Tillakaratne Dilshan got limited opportunities in the initial parts of his career, and spent a lot of time at Nos. 6 or 7. But he made those chances count. Dilshan is a different character. The way he bats, the amount of confidence he has in himself, is amazing. That is to do with the attitude, and that's something we try to encourage with these guys too - carry a lot of confidence. We would love Mathews to be that guy at No. 6 or 7. If he can be that player, a lot of our problems can be solved.
Our No. 7 rank in the ICC ratings is a fair indicator of where we stand. When a team is not consistent and ruthless, it's difficult to move up the rankings
But much of it comes down to the top order, where one of the top four has to bat through. The middle order has to handle things better in certain situations.
The positive for us has been our bowling, which has been consistent and has allowed us to use well the variations we have at our disposal.
A crucial area is our fielding, which hasn't been the greatest in the last six months, and that's something we are working hard at. We need to take those half-chances and make the close run-outs.
It is a bit frustrating that we have done so well in Tests and yet struggled in the shorter form. It's all about the mindset and approach. In Test cricket you have the time to play yourself in, settle in and go about things. One-day cricket is all about handling different situations. And we haven't handled those situations properly.
That said, we need to be confident. We need to remember that we won our last one-day series, against Pakistan, which is a fairly good opposition. In between we may have lost three Twenty20s, but it's a different game. In Twenty20, if you make a mistake, it's difficult for you to come back, which is what we did against Pakistan and New Zealand. The 50-over game is completely different. Even if you make a slight error, there is plenty of time to come back.
The approach is going to be totally different, and we will go in confidently despite the presence of strong opposition in the tri-series. We have realised over the last one-and-a-half months that New Zealand are a tough side, and India of course are the No. 2 side in the world, trying to move on to No. 1. This should be fairly good preparation for the Champions Trophy, where we hope to rediscover our knack of getting it together in big tournaments.
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well said bro....
still....sum ppl who don;t even know what cricket is watch cricket matches only when Sanath is batting
well said bro....
still....sum ppl who don;t even know what cricket is watch cricket matches only when Sanath is batting
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November 11, 2008
Sourav Ganguly: "India played the best when they were up for it"
The tributes continue to pour in for Sourav Ganguly. From the time he announced his retirement, he has completely been at ease and mentally prepared to go, finish with the game and start another life. In an interview to Sanjeeb Mukherjea in CNN-IBN he also says that losing his place in the side was worse than giving up the captaincy.
People like Pele and Maradona have gone. They are the greats but everybody has to go. Even Pete Sampras went because your body changes; it cannot be the same when you are 23-24 and when you are 36-37. In international sports, when you are expected to deliver day in and day out, moment you drop from your standards, people will start talking.
Bobili Vijay Kumar in the Times of India gives him the title of 'The Robin Hood of Indian cricket' as he salutes the charismatic leader who changed the way India played its cricket. No, he didn't exactly rob the rich to feed the poor; he didn't really fight against tyranny or injustice either, as the Prince of Thieves had so enduringly done in medieval times. But in a queer sort of way, Ganguly symbolized the same fight: good over bad. Around the time he took over India's captaincy, in 2000, cricket was trapped in the match-fixing quagmire: fans had lost their faith and the biggest stars their lustre and trustworthiness.
For more on Ganguly, click here.
India - G. Kirsten eyes No. 1 ODI Spot
India's coach Gary Kirsten has said being the best in the world is high on the team's list of targets for the next eight months. India go into the Compaq Cup on the back of five consecutive bilateral ODI series wins and a clean sweep in Sri Lanka will catapult them to the top of the ICC one-day rankings.
Kirsten has reason to be optimistic as three of those five recent series wins have come against their two opponents in the tri-series - Sri Lanka and New Zealand. India have defeated Sri Lanka away twice in the past two years and also won the ODI series in New Zealand earlier this year.
"We have set our goals," Kirsten said, ahead of the team's departure for Sri Lanka. "One of them is to be the best cricket team in the world. We are headed that way and we are very excited. We know we have to perform well as we continue the quest to be the best. We won the last two series in Sri Lanka and we are confident. But we think ahead and don't harp on the results of the past.
"We have got a good batting line-up which is quite flexible in the middle. We would like to mix it up during the series. We have got a very good run in one-day cricket.
We have got good depth in the side and the younger players have proved themselves."
Kirsten said the team would have to deal with the "huge" loss of not having explosive opener Virender Sehwag, who is still recovering from a shoulder injury. However, he was non-committal about who would partner Gautam Gambhir at the top of the order.
"We are not sure about the combination," he said. "We will decide on the day of the game. But obviously missing Sehwag is huge. He is a high quality player and any team would love to have him in the mix. But we have got a lot of depth in the team."
Kirsten was also excited about Rahul Dravid's return to the team after close to two years. "It's great to have him. With the sort of experience he brings, it's going to help the team. It's great."
The players enjoyed a welcome break after a gruelling first half of the year and Kirsten said having the BCCI Corporate Trophy just before the tri-series would ensure the players don't turn up rusty in Sri Lanka.
"I think it was great to have a six-week break followed by the Corporate Trophy," Kirsten said. "It gave the players games before a big series. We might have been a bit rusty but the Corporate Trophy has helped."
He added on arrival in Colombo that the team still needed sufficient practice under lights. "The period of success we've had in the past, we attribute to our preparation," he said. "The guys have played some cricket, but we felt we had just two days before the first game, and we needed two days of practice. It was good to get out, and good to practice under lights. We know conditions can be a little different under lights."
India play their first game of the Compaq Cup against New Zealand on Friday, and take on Sri Lanka on Saturday. The final is scheduled for Monday.
India's coach Gary Kirsten has said being the best in the world is high on the team's list of targets for the next eight months. India go into the Compaq Cup on the back of five consecutive bilateral ODI series wins and a clean sweep in Sri Lanka will catapult them to the top of the ICC one-day rankings.
Kirsten has reason to be optimistic as three of those five recent series wins have come against their two opponents in the tri-series - Sri Lanka and New Zealand. India have defeated Sri Lanka away twice in the past two years and also won the ODI series in New Zealand earlier this year.
"We have set our goals," Kirsten said, ahead of the team's departure for Sri Lanka. "One of them is to be the best cricket team in the world. We are headed that way and we are very excited. We know we have to perform well as we continue the quest to be the best. We won the last two series in Sri Lanka and we are confident. But we think ahead and don't harp on the results of the past.
"We have got a good batting line-up which is quite flexible in the middle. We would like to mix it up during the series. We have got a very good run in one-day cricket.
We have got good depth in the side and the younger players have proved themselves."
Kirsten said the team would have to deal with the "huge" loss of not having explosive opener Virender Sehwag, who is still recovering from a shoulder injury. However, he was non-committal about who would partner Gautam Gambhir at the top of the order.
"We are not sure about the combination," he said. "We will decide on the day of the game. But obviously missing Sehwag is huge. He is a high quality player and any team would love to have him in the mix. But we have got a lot of depth in the team."
Kirsten was also excited about Rahul Dravid's return to the team after close to two years. "It's great to have him. With the sort of experience he brings, it's going to help the team. It's great."
The players enjoyed a welcome break after a gruelling first half of the year and Kirsten said having the BCCI Corporate Trophy just before the tri-series would ensure the players don't turn up rusty in Sri Lanka.
"I think it was great to have a six-week break followed by the Corporate Trophy," Kirsten said. "It gave the players games before a big series. We might have been a bit rusty but the Corporate Trophy has helped."
He added on arrival in Colombo that the team still needed sufficient practice under lights. "The period of success we've had in the past, we attribute to our preparation," he said. "The guys have played some cricket, but we felt we had just two days before the first game, and we needed two days of practice. It was good to get out, and good to practice under lights. We know conditions can be a little different under lights."
India play their first game of the Compaq Cup against New Zealand on Friday, and take on Sri Lanka on Saturday. The final is scheduled for Monday.
India vs. New Zealand
Sep 11, 2009
Colombo
Photos
Kyle Mills polu gihIn
Ko ban....bolaya thama enawa enawa.... G. Elliot
Haffoi
Out wuna neda 
Ross Taylor giyama it was almost all over for NZ
Sep 11, 2009
Colombo
Photos
Kyle Mills polu gihIn
Ko ban....bolaya thama enawa enawa....
G. Elliot
Haffoi
Out wuna neda Ross Taylor giyama it was almost all over for NZ
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Sri Lankan Cricket Upul Chandana's shop was opened on Spe 10th, 2009
In Nugegoda...
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SRI LANKA.
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