Mahela and Sangha

From, Saturday, June 25, 2011

This is a tribute to Mahela.
Sanga is includued by default

I was listening to BBC radio and listening to cricket and I had to give up editing (I was doing a blog piece on ABiWord) and went down to my son's room and peo TV was blocked for (cricket from UK) then I had to make my wife to move out to answer a call to get to the digital TV (Capture card) and tune into Eye Channel and was able see to Mahela's mastery.

Take my word, they are the modern version of Rohan Kanhaie and Kallicherran of yesteryear, West Indies.

This I said long time ago when they were young.

I will not miss a match when Mahela is on song.

Sanga should learn a lesson or two from Mahela.

West Indies cricketers who are young and never seen the two classy players mentioned above should watch Mahela and Sanga play limited over games and believe that they can produce high class players (there problem is batting once Lara was gone).


The difference in the above two players West Indian players as opposed to Sri-Lankan players were they always played to their potential, every time they came to the crease, limited or not.

I never missed them when they came to Colombo on short visits (including great Westly Hall, Greenich and Griffith and I think Lance Gibbs was the spinner).

Sorbers I have not seen playing live.

There is a documentary on West Indian cricket of yesteryear produced by a cricket loving Englishman. 

Everybody who is a cricket lover should see that documentary including West Indians.

Without them cricket will be dead the way Indians cronies (not players) not West Indian who are marketing cricket, like tooth paste and soap opera (Bollywood style).

I hope west Indies stop fighting and play gentleman cricket and beat India who has become too big for comfort for any cricket (IPL included.)

They actually gave Indian a wake up call and scare.

If not for Dravid, the Wall (a real mature cricketer of class, whom I like very much) I will be rubbing salt on their woulds.

Dravid was one player who was very badly treated by Indian Cricket Selectors, who thinks that any Indian who can play soft ball cricket can represent India.

Now that Kersten is gone like in Sri-lanka (political involvement) all the cronies will get in to ruin Indian Cricket Board and ICC.

Postscript
What, I have said in 2011, is coming true and India is reaping the benefit of its Money and IPL.
There are no classy players like Dravid in the Indian tea.
Sunil Gavaskar and Forrok Engineer are lamenting NOW.
Too late.
Money corrupts, especially one is an Asian (Sri-Lankan included).
Sri-Lanka is the most corrupt (outside cricket) in Asia now with Chinese connection (we have overtaken India) and almost 50% of the circulating currency is black money.
Even baby elephants are not spared and sitting judges reap benefits.
It is claimed, forged currency is printed out, ad hoc and circulated through back door and temples to the Central bank.