Comments on: Ajantha Mendis http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/04/13/ajantha-mendis/ Peering down the corridor of uncertainty. It's about cricket, sport and journalism Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:33:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: chandimal http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/04/13/ajantha-mendis/comment-page-1/#comment-192231 chandimal Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:27:47 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3167#comment-192231 well done bro. well done bro.

]]> By: Ron http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/04/13/ajantha-mendis/comment-page-1/#comment-192208 Ron Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:00:36 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3167#comment-192208 Ricky ponting wrote: May 27th, 2008 at 4.11 am Actually iam very much impressed of him.Im very afraid of him You'd better be Ricky .. coz he is from SL army ..lol .. just kidding In his carrom ball method, he uses his index finger and the batsman cannot really predict his ball. Now what? suspicious bowling action? oh that happens every time when a star shines from the subcontinent .. get over your racism you white boys Anyway, Mendis is amazing .. I wish him good luck for a shinning career in cricket. Mahela played his trump card in a perfect manner. Sanath proved that "age is nothing but a number" ;) .. and lifted our spirits in late 30s. Dhoni, I really hope you would "sort it out" .. grow up kiddo. Congrats SL It has always been a pleasure living with you in your lovely island for the past few years. Ricky ponting wrote:
May 27th, 2008 at 4.11 am
Actually iam very much impressed of him.Im very afraid of him

You’d better be Ricky .. coz he is from SL army ..lol .. just kidding
In his carrom ball method, he uses his index finger and the batsman cannot really predict his ball.
Now what? suspicious bowling action? oh that happens every time when a star shines from the subcontinent .. get over your racism you white boys

Anyway, Mendis is amazing .. I wish him good luck for a shinning career in cricket.

Mahela played his trump card in a perfect manner.
Sanath proved that “age is nothing but a number” ;) .. and lifted our spirits in late 30s.

Dhoni, I really hope you would “sort it out” .. grow up kiddo.

Congrats SL
It has always been a pleasure living with you in your lovely island for the past few years.

]]> By: Ricky ponting http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/04/13/ajantha-mendis/comment-page-1/#comment-191799 Ricky ponting Tue, 27 May 2008 04:11:42 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3167#comment-191799 Actually iam very much impressed of him.Im very afraid of him Actually iam very much impressed of him.Im very afraid of him

]]> By: Simon http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/04/13/ajantha-mendis/comment-page-1/#comment-191577 Simon Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:19:59 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3167#comment-191577 he's a finger spinner so i doubt his elbow is at all suspect. he’s a finger spinner so i doubt his elbow is at all suspect.

]]> By: Chris http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/04/13/ajantha-mendis/comment-page-1/#comment-191378 Chris Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:16:04 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3167#comment-191378 Watching how he bowls the doosra is amazing. The way he flicks the ball with his middle finger. Only worry there would be the strain on his finger if he was to bowl long spells in test cricket. But all in all should be pretty interesting to watch how he goes over the next couple of years. Watching how he bowls the doosra is amazing. The way he flicks the ball with his middle finger. Only worry there would be the strain on his finger if he was to bowl long spells in test cricket.

But all in all should be pretty interesting to watch how he goes over the next couple of years.

]]> By: Thomas Dabare http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/04/13/ajantha-mendis/comment-page-1/#comment-191374 Thomas Dabare Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:58:46 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3167#comment-191374 http://www.hilalscricket.com/2008/04/video-new-murali-ajantha-mendis.html See him in action above. http://www.hilalscricket.com/2008/04/video-new-murali-ajantha-mendis.html

See him in action above.

]]> By: Ishan Naranpanawa http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/04/13/ajantha-mendis/comment-page-1/#comment-191362 Ishan Naranpanawa Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:32:32 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3167#comment-191362 Ajantha Mendis has infact inspired the latest term in the cricket lexicon -- Carrom Ball - finger flicking deliveries as in the indoor sport Carrom - where a small disc is flicked on a board. From Saqlain/Muali's Doosra to Ajantha's Carrom Ball. Cricket terminology is enriched by the year. Eminent cricket pundits as Tim de Lisle, Rob M Steen and Trevor Chesterfield find the term intriguing and are looking forward to seeing how this term spreads across the world. Ajantha Mendis has infact inspired the latest term in the cricket lexicon — Carrom Ball – finger flicking deliveries as in the indoor sport Carrom – where a small disc is flicked on a board. From Saqlain/Muali’s Doosra to Ajantha’s Carrom Ball. Cricket terminology is enriched by the year. Eminent cricket pundits as Tim de Lisle, Rob M Steen and Trevor Chesterfield find the term intriguing and are looking forward to seeing how this term spreads across the world.

]]> By: Sid the Kid http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/04/13/ajantha-mendis/comment-page-1/#comment-191334 Sid the Kid Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:12:20 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3167#comment-191334 @ Will: Isnt it great to see some fresh exciting prospects making their way into the limelight as we bid farewell to Warne, Murali , Kumble...? @Raxar: A spinner doing well in domestic cricket in the Subcontinent is always a better prospect than a fast bowler. Our batsmen even in lower rungs play spin pretty well and to have a tremendous first class record indicates a genuine talent really. With fast bowlers, often the mediocre ones also triumph in domestic circuit but are all at sea when faced with international standard batsmen. @ Will:
Isnt it great to see some fresh exciting prospects making their way into the limelight as we bid farewell to Warne, Murali , Kumble…?
@Raxar:
A spinner doing well in domestic cricket in the Subcontinent is always a better prospect than a fast bowler. Our batsmen even in lower rungs play spin pretty well and to have a tremendous first class record indicates a genuine talent really. With fast bowlers, often the mediocre ones also triumph in domestic circuit but are all at sea when faced with international standard batsmen.

]]> By: Reverse Swing http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/04/13/ajantha-mendis/comment-page-1/#comment-191325 Reverse Swing Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:15:41 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3167#comment-191325 By the look of the photo, and the action I saw, he seems to have a straight arm when he delivers the ball. Amazing! By the look of the photo, and the action I saw, he seems to have a straight arm when he delivers the ball.

Amazing!

]]> By: raxar http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/04/13/ajantha-mendis/comment-page-1/#comment-191314 raxar Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:58:56 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3167#comment-191314 I don't really think the first-class record is really going to tell the full story. The really interesting thing seems to be the variety of deliveries that Mendis seems able to bowl! Just think! Sri Lanka has managed to make two decent spinners in one man! Where as England... well... *cough cough* =) I don’t really think the first-class record is really going to tell the full story. The really interesting thing seems to be the variety of deliveries that Mendis seems able to bowl!

Just think! Sri Lanka has managed to make two decent spinners in one man! Where as England… well… *cough cough* =)

]]> By: David Barry http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/04/13/ajantha-mendis/comment-page-1/#comment-191306 David Barry Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:47:52 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3167#comment-191306 His first-class figures are (of course) very good, but take them with a bit of salt. He's played mostly in Tier B of the Sri Lankan domestic competition, which is teams 11 to 20. Sri Lanka has about the same population base as Australia, so it's kind of like a rung below second XI state cricket in Australia. His first-class figures are (of course) very good, but take them with a bit of salt. He’s played mostly in Tier B of the Sri Lankan domestic competition, which is teams 11 to 20. Sri Lanka has about the same population base as Australia, so it’s kind of like a rung below second XI state cricket in Australia.

]]> By: jrod http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/04/13/ajantha-mendis/comment-page-1/#comment-191300 jrod Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:47:46 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3167#comment-191300 I feel like too many people already like him, so i'm going to find a reason to hate him... I feel like too many people already like him, so i’m going to find a reason to hate him…

]]> By: Will http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/04/13/ajantha-mendis/comment-page-1/#comment-191299 Will Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:15:57 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3167#comment-191299 Jim, sadly you're perfectly safe this summer. About as much chance as you wearing a pair of union jack boxer shorts and wearing a tattoo on your forehead with "I love the Queen". Jim, sadly you’re perfectly safe this summer. About as much chance as you wearing a pair of union jack boxer shorts and wearing a tattoo on your forehead with “I love the Queen”.

]]> By: Marcus http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/04/13/ajantha-mendis/comment-page-1/#comment-191298 Marcus Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:48:38 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3167#comment-191298 Wel I'm looking forward to seeing him myslef- I'm very curious. I guess that'll be in the Champion's Trophy, but a Test attack of Vaas, Malinga, Murali and Mendis sounds very dangerous. In fact, it could well be Maharoof, Malinga, Murali and Mendis in a couple of years! Wel I’m looking forward to seeing him myslef- I’m very curious. I guess that’ll be in the Champion’s Trophy, but a Test attack of Vaas, Malinga, Murali and Mendis sounds very dangerous. In fact, it could well be Maharoof, Malinga, Murali and Mendis in a couple of years!

]]> By: Jim Gallagher http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/04/13/ajantha-mendis/comment-page-1/#comment-191297 Jim Gallagher Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:28:42 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3167#comment-191297 What's his elbow like? And is there any danger of you getting over here this summer for some of the international stuff? What’s his elbow like?

And is there any danger of you getting over here this summer for some of the international stuff?

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