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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sri_lion" data-source="post: 5586058" data-attributes="member: 4103">Ok I know what ya'll thinking.. not another Jayasuriya thread! <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/lol.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="LOL    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" />But seriously, I couldn't find a thread which seriously discussed the Jayasuriya issue in a proper manner without being succumb to feelings and fanboysm about him, so lets talk this over..Here's what I think,I think Jayasuriya is probably the greatest ODI player in the history of the game, 5 figure total runs and 300+ wickets, he easily out number others in terms of all-round performance, and his power and the flow of his strokes is just so authentic and RAW <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/lol.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="LOL    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> VERY UNIQUE!I've seen people saying "He's done a lot to Sri Lanka cricket so he should be there", I think this attitude is SO WRONG! Yes.. he's done a lot to SL Cricket but should we keep him or any other player, just because they done a good job? or because they keep doing it? I think its the latter!The place in the Sri Lankan team should be secured not by seniority but based on performance, you may also add a bit of intuition there but shouldn't not get carried away with it too much because at the end all that matters is how well you are performing NOW!Ok! here's a quick run down on Sri Lanka's top 4 batters currently and thier ODI performances this year so far and last year, have a look at the graph!<img src="http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/17/223855/batting_avg.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Source: circinfo, statguruWell... to me.. Mahela seems a more concern than Jayasuriya! But then that intuition factor kicks... in last year he was the captain and Sri Lanka had a good run under his captaincy, but this year he is a concern!Dilshan.... <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/lol.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="LOL    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/lol.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="LOL    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/lol.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="LOL    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> he is in wonderland, not need to talk about him! <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/lol.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="LOL    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" />And Sanath hasn't done that bad with a batting avg. of almost 30, please take note that he also picked up 9 wickets so far this year with a bowling average of 37.11 a piece, which is 6 more wickets than last year and his last year bowling average was a horrible 55!Reference:Jayasuriya [<a href="http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/49209.html?class=2;home_or_away=1;home_or_away=2;home_or_away=3;result=1;result=2;result=3;result=5;spanmin1=01+Jan+2009;spanval1=span;template=results;type=allround" target="_blank">this year</a> | <a href="http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/49209.html?class=2;home_or_away=1;home_or_away=2;home_or_away=3;result=1;result=2;result=3;result=5;spanmax1=31+Dec+2008;spanmin1=01+Jan+2008;spanval1=span;template=results;type=allround" target="_blank">last year</a>]Kumar [<a href="http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/50710.html?class=2;home_or_away=1;home_or_away=2;home_or_away=3;result=1;result=2;result=3;result=5;spanmin1=01+Jan+2009;spanval1=span;template=results;type=allround" target="_blank">this year</a> | <a href="http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/50710.html?class=2;home_or_away=1;home_or_away=2;home_or_away=3;result=1;result=2;result=3;result=5;spanmax1=31+Dec+2008;spanmin1=01+Jan+2008;spanval1=span;template=results;type=allround" target="_blank">last year</a>]Mahela [<a href="http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/49289.html?class=2;home_or_away=1;home_or_away=2;home_or_away=3;result=1;result=2;result=3;result=5;spanmin1=01+Jan+2009;spanval1=span;template=results;type=allround" target="_blank">this year</a> | <a href="http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/49289.html?class=2;home_or_away=1;home_or_away=2;home_or_away=3;result=1;result=2;result=5;spanmax1=31+Dec+2008;spanmin1=01+Jan+2008;spanval1=span;template=results;type=allround" target="_blank">last year</a>]Dilshan [<a href="http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/48472.html?class=2;home_or_away=1;home_or_away=2;home_or_away=3;result=1;result=2;result=5;spanmin1=01+Jan+2009;spanval1=span;template=results;type=allround" target="_blank">this year</a> | <a href="http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/48472.html?class=2;home_or_away=1;home_or_away=2;home_or_away=3;result=1;result=2;result=5;spanmax1=31+Dec+2008;spanmin1=01+Jan+2008;spanval1=span;template=results;type=allround" target="_blank">last year</a>]</blockquote>

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