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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry L" data-source="post: 17015578" data-attributes="member: 260809">It is normal for batsmen to go through dry months, then for fortunes to turn, and torrents of runs to follow. But Tharanga's form changes with the direction of the wind. Average deliveries are made to seem unplayable. Really good balls are smoked to the fence.Not everyone can withstand such sudden peaks and troughs, but aside from natural ability, Tharanga also has zen in spades. Saeed Ajmal got the second ball of his 47th over to kick up from the rough, inducing a false shot that almost had Tharanga caught by short leg.  One moment Tharanga is the blonde being brutally stabbed in the shower. The next, he is ice-cold, shooting up the whole saloon by himself Ajmal shot an "almost had you" smirk at the batsman as the fielders around the bat began to chirp louder. The bowler turned to his mark with a spring in his step. Yet, just when Tharanga could have been intimidated, he was slinking forward next ball, finding the pitch of the delivery, then caressing it past mid off."A lot of times, when you get tracks like this, you give a few chances," Tharanga said of the several close calls in his innings. "Saeed Ajmal was turning it today. What I did was just put it out of my mind, because that ball is already gone. Then I focused on the next ball."</blockquote>

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