The Class of Vaas : Congratulation for getting 400th ODI wicket

[Cricketics]

Joseph Vaas need just 1 wicket to reach a very big milestone, which is of 400 wkts. not every bowler endz up reaching that figure. this will be some achievement. ofcourse that would be coming against us, but who carez. all respect to this guy. what a bowler he has been for sri lanka. especially being an Indian, we all can never forget his devastating spells through out his career till now against us. he has been pretty good against us and has been a great bowler through out. CONGRATS VAAS

[bharat297]

yeh he has been a very good bowler, even as his pace has dropped, he has still retained his accuracy and swing.

[flamy]

Honestly though, he has become much less effective now but SL have good reserves in both pace and spin, so wow... Sehwag absolutely murdered Vaas, the old Dhoni also took him to the cleaners. All in all congrats.

[Dravid]

who the heck calls him joseph? congo chaminda :D

[Ram]

He never seems to have a dip in form....For that matter, he never seems in form too. :D He's niether here, nor there. He's there and thereabouts.

[SachDan]

He's a bowler I always admired..Not much pace but extremely successful on sub continental conditions. Always had the heart in my mouth when ever he bowled at Sach..:D Stupendous acheivment.

[MundaPakistani]

He lacks the X factor in tests but in ODIs he has always been really good

[punjabi_khota]

Test average of less than 30 is no small deal. I think the last pace/medium pace bowler from India to have average better/equal to Vaas was Kapil Dev. :-p

[Guest Hiten.]

Most underated bowler in the world. He is an axxxeeee-cellent bowler and a dangerous one too if you put him in swinging conditions. Ganguly still has problems in reading Vaas' deliveries.

[Dravid]

didnt get the wicket today..if we win next one.. and he dosent get one in that match... he prob wont play once we have the series... so he wont get it against us :D

[flamy]

If they bowl second he may get...

[Sachinism]

he can thank Yuvi now

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In 400 club Sri Lankan pacer Chaminda Vaas joins team-mate Muttiah Muralitharan and the Pakistani duo of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis in scalping 400 ODI wickets, reports Anand Vasu. In 400 club More... No regrets whatsoever, says Vaas Anand Vasu, Hindustan Times Colombo, August 28, 2008 First Published: 00:43 IST(28/8/2008) Last Updated: 01:10 IST(28/8/2008) When Yuvraj Singh chipped a catch to Mahela Jayawardene at short midwicket Chaminda Vaas threw his hands up in the air in unmitigated joy and relief. He had sent down 148 balls between claiming wicket number 399 — clean bowling Gautam Gambhir with the second ball of this series in Dambulla — and wicket number 400. Vaas joined team-mate Muttiah Muralitharan and the Pakistani duo of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis in scalping 400 ODI wickets, becoming only the fourth man in the history of the game to do so. Murali has freakish turn, Akram had the widest variety of deliveries and Waqar had express pace. That Vaas, without a stand-out weapon in his quiver, has made it to the milestone is a remarkable effort. In recent times, with age catching up, Vaas has had to cut down on pace, relying instead on accuracy, variations and an understanding of how to bowl on subcontinental tracks to last the distance. He’s now ensured of a prime place in cricket history, something he was well on the way to. Vaas is one of only three bowlers to pick up two hat-tricks in ODIs with Akram and Saqlain Mushtaq being the other two to do so. Vaas also boasts the best bowling figures in ODIs, 8 for 19 that he took against Zimbabwe in 2001, when he was at his peak. “As a youngster, all I wanted was to play for Sri Lanka,” Vaas said. “I remember when I got my first call-up for the national team. It was a one-dayer against India in Rajkot, I had just turned 20 and Arjuna (Ranatunga) gave me the new ball ahead of the others. Navjot Sidhu was my first wicket, and that was after he had blasted a hundred.” Unsurprisingly, Vaas picks the 1996 World Cup win as the biggest moment in a long career. “I have enjoyed my cricket thoroughly, no regrets whatsoever,” he said. “There have been a few good performances along the way, but winning the World Cup remains the greatest memory.” Vaas conceded that he was not the most naturally gifted cricketer, and put his success down to honest hard work. “There were a lot of guys more talented than me. My game was limited, but I worked harder,” he said. “Nothing comes easy to you, you’ve got to make most of your talent. I work hard on my game.” When asked about the other members of the 400-club, Vaas said, “Wasim was a very clever bowler. He was lethal and, more often than not, outsmarted the batsmen. Waqar was entirely different; the two of them together made life miserable for batsmen. Soon, Murali will go past Wasim’s record as the highest wicket- taker in ODIs.” Waqar, who is commentating on this series, did not hold back in his praise for Vaas. “He has limited abilities but he has made the most of it over time. With slower deliveries, bowling different angles, taking the pace off the ball, he is an intelligent bowler,” said Waqar. “All the years of hard work you put in are for moments like this. It’s hard to explain in words how you feel. I’m getting goose bumps watching Vaas get to 400 so you can imagine what it must have felt like when I crossed the milestone.” Jaywardene, who pouched the crucial catch, gave credit where it was due. “Vaasy’s is a huge contribution. Especially in the sub-continent, it is not an easy task to go on for so long and be consistent,” he said. “He and Murali have done the job for us for quite some time now. They have been great role models. Hats off to Vaasy for going on for so long, 400 is a great milestone for anybody.”

[Guest Hiten.]

Hearty congratulations to one of the most hard working cricketer. Job well done Vaasy!

Chaminda Vaas, who became the fourth bowler to reach 400 one-day wickets when he had Yuvraj Singh caught for a duck in the fourth ODI in Colombo, has said he was happy he had been able to make the most of his ability. "There were a lot of guys more talented than me," Vaas told the Hindustan Times. "My game was limited but I worked harder. Nothing comes easy to you, you have got to make the most of your talent." After the first match of the series, Vaas needed one wicket to reach the milestone, however a hamstring injury forced him out of the second game and Tuesday's washout meant he had to wait a little longer to get to 400. Waqar Younis, the former Pakistan fast bowler who took 416 wickets in ODIs, agreed that though Vaas had limited ability, he had made the most of it over time. "With slower deliveries, bowling different angles and taking the pace off the ball, he is an intelligent bowler," Waqar said. "All the years of hard work you put in are for moments like this [reaching 400 wickets]. It's hard to explain in words how you feel. I am getting goose bumps watching Vaas get 400 so you can imagine what it must have felt like when I crossed the milestone." Looking back on the last 14 years since he made his debut, Vaas said the most memorable moment was winning the World Cup in 1996. "As a youngster all I wanted was to play for Sri Lanka.," Vaas said. "I remember when I got my first call-up to the national team. It was one-dayer against India in Rajkot, I had just turned 20, and Arjuna [Ranatunga] gave me the new ball ahead of the others. Navjot Sidhu was my first wicket and that was after he had blasted a hundred." © Cricinfo

[flamy]

Cheers! :two_thumbs_up:

[SachDan]

Look at his maximum victims...except Aloo every one opens the batting more often than not for the respective teams...he's real quality quality upfront and that really helps some one like Murali to bowl tight line and length and pick up some cheap wickets. Very hard working cricketer indeed :two_thumbs_up:

[Kumar]

he can beat waqars record