Mar 1 - Sri Lanka v Kenya
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ferg512
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What a joke Kenya are these days. The minnows again disappointing, so far I'm really struggling to see any of them produce an upset.
StinkyBoHoon
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watching malinga bowl like that is pretty frustrating in the grand scheme. he crushed india when he was actually fit enough to play last year, skill wise, it's clear he's entering his peak and we're limited to watching him play the odd ODI.
Steyn is great but his repuatation has been hugely helped by the fact none of his rivals can either stay injury free or turn down cash for match-fixing.
just imagine how good tendulkar would look if ponting, lara, kallis and dravid had all spent most of their career injured or banned. (obvs the bans are the respective players fault, as a spectator that doesn't make it easier to swallow.)
Steyn is great but his repuatation has been hugely helped by the fact none of his rivals can either stay injury free or turn down cash for match-fixing.
just imagine how good tendulkar would look if ponting, lara, kallis and dravid had all spent most of their career injured or banned. (obvs the bans are the respective players fault, as a spectator that doesn't make it easier to swallow.)
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pcfan123
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In limited overs perhaps but Steyn is far from being overrated in Tests. He fully deserves his props in Test cricket and is the best fast bowler by a country mile in that format, regardless of who is injured or not.
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I'm not saying he's over-rated but I don't think he would be the best by a mile.
Asif and Amir were bloody good, malinga has barely had a chance, and he should be emerging from the shadow of Bond, Jones and Akhtar. As it is he's the first consistently good, really fast bowler since donald, and even he broke down early.
Asif and Amir were bloody good, malinga has barely had a chance, and he should be emerging from the shadow of Bond, Jones and Akhtar. As it is he's the first consistently good, really fast bowler since donald, and even he broke down early.
Make Kenya play versus India, dead sure you will have a high scoring encounter.
As for the Malinga debate- I feel he is over-rated. The feat was obviously wasted on Kenya and he should have played in all of Sri Lanka's matches till date. Or is it a ploy by Sangakarra to keep Malinga fit for the match v Australia ? If it is, he must know that the same back-fired in 2007.
As for the Malinga debate- I feel he is over-rated. The feat was obviously wasted on Kenya and he should have played in all of Sri Lanka's matches till date. Or is it a ploy by Sangakarra to keep Malinga fit for the match v Australia ? If it is, he must know that the same back-fired in 2007.
AkshayS
Chairman of Selectors
Watching Malinga bowl was really great, loved those yorkers.
Eager to see him bowl to Australia and India(if they meet)
Eager to see him bowl to Australia and India(if they meet)
