Tendulkar Is Still The Best- 2
(Arjuna Ranatunga)
It was frustrating to see an orthodox leg-spinner bowl his stuff to a left hander who had specifically been sent to go hell after the leather. You speak to acknowledged left handers such as Brian Lara and Sourav Ganguly and they would admit their preference to see a leggie dish up his stuff. Pathan took an instant liking to such an offering and the momentum hard irrevocably shifted away from the visitors.
In my view , Sri Lankans have not played this bad for a long time. There was hardly any stand out feature , be it in bating bowling and fielding . You don't come to a party after eight years and be cavalier about it. Reverse such as this can ring in your ears for long. In next two weeks we will come to know the character of Attapatu's men.
The old bogey of being poor travelers would raise its head again. In recent times, we have truly believed in the intrinsic value of this side which is not subject to the conditions they are playing. They have risen to number two in the world rankings on merit and better things looked in store. Now the old doubt will resurface again.I wonder if playing Against the West Indies or Bangladesh injected a false of belief in this side. They could also have been fooled by the new look Indian team whose mentor had been out in cold for six months and doubts were freely in the air if his best was not already behind him.
Rahul Dravid provided a stirring finish to the innings but it must be said he could not have found a better platform.
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