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Old 23-12-2005, 10:43 AM in reply to sittingduck's post starting "I agree, he's a batsmenwicketkeeper,..."
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Originally Posted by sittingduck
I'd agree he's the best Sri Lankan player tho, wasn't he the only one to make the world 11.
Murali is a contender for an all-time XI (and would certainly make an all-time squad) and Vaas SHOULD have played in the RoW ODI side. As a batsman, Mahela Jayawardene is ahead of Sangakkara in the LG Test ratings.... and has a slightly higher career best (he's got a higher career best ODI rating as well). As a ODI player Sangakkara stands out... but even on that front he's some way to go to catch up Jayasuria (who, like Sangakkara, can also be classed as a multi-dimensional player by virtue of his quite passable bowling).

Sri Lanka have a stack of decent players... they just ain't delivering to potential at the moment. I've an idea they have something like four home series in close succession in the near future though...
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