rkt.india Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara, who has amassed more than 20,000 runs in international cricket, today said facing former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram and Indian pacer Zaheer Khan were the toughest. "I think I only faced a few overs of Wasim Akram but that was pretty tough. Zaheer Khan was tough to face," the former Sri Lankan captain said. The wicketkeeper-batsman, however added in a lighter vein that some of his teammates in the Deccan Chargers had managed to get him out unjustly. "Darren Lehman (coach of Chargers) got me caught out when the ball hit my front pad, but he still says I was out. (Dale) Steyn has got me out a couple of times once unluckily of a no-ball," said Sangakkara during an event organised by the Deccan Chargers team sponsor Emirates Airline. A couple of players and the coach from the Hyderabad franchise were here to impart coaching tips to kids from a city school to promote development of the sport at the grassroots. Meanwhile, Australian Cameron White, whose quickfire 78 helped the Chargers register their first win in the Indian Premier League when they defeated Pune Warriors, said the best way to negotiate the yorkers is to get back to the fundamentals. "You have to get back to the fundamentals of watching the ball and probably the most important point is to try and hit it straight. If you try and across the line you might get into a bit of trouble. The most important thing is to hit straight back down the pitch," said White. With short-pitched deliveries posing a problem to most Indian players, Lehman said, "You have to make sure that you are watching the ball and not ducking your head away. And if you want to play the hook shot get inside the ball and play it at backward square." When a budding cricketer asked how to play a long innings and score a century, Sangakkara said, "The important thing is not to get out before you get your hundred. First get off the mark and get one run. Then its about basically doing very similar things over and over again in your innings. Watching the ball, playing according to what the ball tells you to do. Basically you are trying to get off the mark. Rotate the strike. If you get a bad ball, try to hit it for a boundary. (You have to think about) Which bowler you want to take on in your innings, when to accelerate and when to hold back. "It is about batting and relaxing through your innings and getting every single run you can. It is about doing what you do best and doing it ball after ball until you get the hundred," he explained. The Sri Lankan further said it was heartening to see the kids hungry to play the game. "Hopefully, in future they turn out be like Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Zaheer Khan. They will go on if given an opportunity and play for India some day," he said. Sangakkara-led Deccan Chargers take on host Mumbai Indians here on Sunday. http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/50934/wasim-and-zaheer-were-the-toughest:-sanga/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=gadget
Lurker Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 Wow. Pretty great compliment that one. Can not say I remember any Indian pacer considered amongst the best and most difficult to face by a top batsman. Good on Zaheer, he definitely turned corner big time in last few years.
cameron_black Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 sanga is just kidding. maybe he's talking about this year's IPL.
Sehwag1830 Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 sanga is just kidding. maybe he's talking about this year's IPL. As if Sangakara is a ATG batsman. He is another from the long list of mediocre batsmen produced by Lanka.
panther Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 As if Sangakara is a ATG batsman. He is another from the long list of mediocre batsmen produced by Lanka. how so?
Sehwag1830 Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 how so? how not so ? No test won against OZ in entire career. No test match or ODI series won in India in entire career. No test or ODI series won in last 16 months
daryl1985 Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 how not so ? No test won against OZ in entire career. No test match or ODI series won in India in entire career. No test or ODI series won in last 16 months 1 class batsman can't win a test series on his own as the 90's Sachin will testify too.
deathmonger Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 1 class batsman can't win a test series on his own as the 90's Sachin will testify too. 94 lanka :yay: but on topic: i agree. greatness should be measured by performances all over the world not wins as then only ATG's will be from the australian and west indian teams.
cameron_black Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 how not so ? No test won against OZ in entire career. No test match or ODI series won in India in entire career. No test or ODI series won in last 16 months view robelinda's latest video for a change, without getting pwned here :giggle: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy-6VnKXwhA]Disgusting Indian crowd - Calcutta 1996 - YouTube[/ame]
deathmonger Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 view robelinda's latest video for a change, without getting pwned here :giggle: that's not a test or odi series.
Sehwag1830 Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 view robelinda's latest video for a change, without getting pwned here :giggle: Says a person whose entire team's victory was based on a chucker. :hysterical::hysterical: The only one that is getting pwned is entire SL team from last 16 months.
Sehwag1830 Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 See entire SL team getting humiliated :hysterical: [ame= Emerson No balls Murali | Ranatunga takes the team off - YouTube[/ame]
cameron_black Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 that's not a test or odi series. random post, don't bother.
deathmonger Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 random post' date=' don't bother.[/quote'] ???
cameron_black Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 See entire SL team getting humiliated :hysterical: provide valid evidence that murali chucked, then we'll talk. this video is just proof of a great captain acting on behalf of his team mates that's all. you just joined the pwnage club headed by ross emerson :giggle:
Sehwag1830 Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 Funny you don't have decent argument then you resort to youtube trolling. Sangakara is not an ATG batsman that his opinion will hahe any weightage on how Zaheer will be rated.
cameron_black Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 ??? i meant that video was random and was intended at provoking sehwag#### :winky:
Sehwag1830 Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 provide valid evidence that murali chucked, then we'll talk. this video is just proof of a great captain acting on behalf of his team mates that's all. you just joined the pwnage club headed by ross emerson :giggle: Evidence is for entire World to see except Srilankans. Everybody knows Murali chucked.:hysterical:
cameron_black Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 Funny you don't have decent argument then you resort to youtube trolling. Sangakara is not an ATG batsman that his opinion will hahe any weightage on how Zaheer will be rated. sanga is not an ATG batsman, who said he is? just that your points in proving it are a mega failure. instead you could've brought up facts like his low test average in ENG and SA, his low SR in ODIs, his inability to finish ODI chases and some minnow bashing stats. i'm helping you out here :winky:
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