MAHELA JAYAWARDENE: Will He Retire With A 50+ Test Average ?

Bro , I never knew who Rafi was until he visited my Kitty masjid :

and came home to dinner my Mom cooked !


I did promise to search for that 40 year old pic .....

Like Rev said :For me I was captive audience at " Car Load" night at Starlight drive in  :-[

* Watch and see the respect, the praise, and the accolades Mahela Jayawardene will receive from his teammates and compatriots.

* The great Brian Lara was treated like a common criminal by the WICB----not given a proper send off---they stripped him of his beloved captaincy----that pis$ed him off----and he quit.


Rev

Put the politics aside and it's patently obvious that Mahela is a great player.

He once played a cover drive during an ODI a few years back and the commentator, Bob Willis, said it was Rohan Kanhaiesque.


You can't receive a better compliment than that folks.

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* That's right! The numbers don't lie---and Mahela has put up some great numbers----11,493 runs @ 50.18

* But like most great performers, Mahela has underperformed against some opponents---he averaged 33.41 in 16 tests versus Australia and surprisingly he averaged 32.17 in 27 tests against Pakistan.

* Jayawardene will be playing his last 2 tests against Pakistan---and before that 2 tests against #2 ranked South Africa.

* Hopefully Jayawardene's overall average doesn't dip below 50.

Rev

now that you know who is he/was, you are sharp enough to know the value in finding that pic!

If I were Mahela, I woulda retire after that!  thats the best compliment he ever got!  ::LOL::

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Googs:

* Your hero and fellow Berbician played 53 of his 79 tests against Australia and England.

* HIS AVERAGE AGAINST AUSTRALIA & ENGLAND WAS AN ORDINARY 43.52.

stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/i...results;type=batting

* Jayawardene played in 39 tests against England and Australia and averaged 47.47

* By the way,  when it comes to the Babu---numbers don't matter---after all, the Babu is a Berbician.   hahahaha

* The Babu always looked like an EXTRAORDINARY GREAT, but his numbers were only VERY GOOD.

Rev

how are his consistency numbers, eh Rev?!  The Babu delivers....


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