Thread: The greatest cricketer of the modern era

Originally Posted by NightSky

Oh please no, not kula again.

If Kula himself was reading your posts he would be fed up by now. Give it a rest dude.

err the post was not about kulasekara.

Originally Posted by SimplePass

and yet u can't accept that somebody might think kulasekara is the third best odi seamer ever from sri lanka without resorting to childish name calling.

Kula has done nothing. Kalis at least has the stats. Completely different cases.

kula should be the greatest cricketer of modern era.No one knows is he bowling spin or fast at-least when he got the no.1 rankings.the real mystery bowler.

Originally Posted by IBA

Kula has done nothing. Kalis at least has the stats. Completely different cases.

Originally Posted by IBA

I think it comes down to the way one interprets 'The greatest cricketer'. Someone can take it as the best all-round stats/records. It's completely different for me. Difficult to quantify.

This individual has to be a pretty special player. So I'd look for

A real force in both formats - great performances against top sides
Threat to the opposition
Quality performer in big matches (say tournament finals) and to go a step further - crucial WC matches at the biggest stage
Brilliant tactician/leader
Desire to win at any cost
Ability to inspire teammates

interesting.

Originally Posted by SimplePass

interesting.

You took '3rd best seamer' as the most innocent looking?

Btw, enjoyed classics like "Aravinda was AWFUL" during that discussion

Just to defend Kula

Originally Posted by IBA

You took '3rd best seamer' as the most innocent looking?

no i didn't.

Originally Posted by IBA

Btw, enjoyed classics like "Aravinda was AWFUL" during that discussion

Just to defend Kula

well aravinda was for that period comparatively.

glad i could entertain you while enlightening and expanding your scope of thinking

Connection you are trying to make between Kula discussion and what I posted here is not clear. Explain properly.

That discussion was about pace bowling and this is about the greatest cricketer

Originally Posted by SimplePass

well aravinda was for that period comparatively.

glad i could entertain you while enlightening and expanding your scope of thinking

Awful post