Has Sri Lanka became more competitive overseas then other Asian teams

[vayuu1]

Though they were whitewashed in Australia , but still in that test series there were few good performance ,also after the heavy defeat in first odi, they have played really well , till now , even in England they played really well, they may not be skillful like their Indian and Pakistani counterparts, but they seem to be more hardworking then both ,don't u guys think the are slowly but surely improving, thoughts.

[Magneto]

In b4 the Lankan trolls take over this thread.

[cameron_black]

48/4 answer: no

[vayuu1]

In b4 the Lankan trolls take over this thread.

It's not like that saurav give credit where it's due, I mean we were suppose to roll Australia , and were destroyed by them, what we saw was a meek surrender, atleast they are giving them a fight.

[NareshK]

It's not like that saurav give credit where it's due' date=' [b']I mean we were suppose to roll Australia , and were destroyed by them, what we saw was a meek surrender, atleast they are giving them a fight.

Nobody thought this other than you. Australia are a very tough team to beat at home, especially for SC teams. India only won 5 test matches there in its entire history and we are supposed to "roll" them over ? Before the emergence of Dravid, Sachin, Laxman and Kumble whitewashes were the order of the day for India in Aus.

[Magneto]

It's not like that saurav give credit where it's due' date=' I mean we were suppose to roll Australia , and were destroyed by them, what we saw was a meek surrender, atleast they are giving them a fight.[/quote'] a) My comment was on the Lankan fans and not the team. b) I never expected India to roll over Australia. Neither did I expect the 4-0 though. Regarding ODIs, I had no hopes after the 4-0 rout.

[vayuu1]

Nobody thought this other than you. Australia are a very tough team to beat at home, especially for SC teams. India only won 5 test matches there in its entire history and we are supposed to "roll" them over ? Before the emergence of Dravid, Sachin, Laxman and Kumble whitewashes were the order of the day for India in Aus.

By roll over I didnt mean a 4-0, a1-0 or a 2-1 would have been good for me,this Aussie side was beaten by newzealend and were bowled out to 40 odd by saffers, their batters were struggling for runs and bowlers were struggling with injuries,so a fully fit Indian side should have beaten them.:((

[NareshK]

By roll over I didnt mean a 4-0' date=' a1-0 or a 2-1 would have been good for me,this Aussie side was beaten by newzealend and were bowled out to 40 odd by saffers, their batters were struggling for runs and bowlers were struggling with injuries,so a fully fit Indian side should have beaten them.:(([/quote'] The main batsmen Dravid, SRT, VVS were at the end of their careers. Kohli, Gambhir have very little experience there to make a difference. Bowlers were never going to make a dent on their own without a big total to defend. India at its best only won 1 test in Australia in a series. A team in decline was always going to struggle.

[SLICKR392]

Lol @ OP. They still crash out against us. So, NO!

[Mahaa Raavana]

Lol @ OP. They still crash out against us. So' date=' NO![/quote'] Can you read?? " Has Sri Lanka became more competitive overseas than other Asian teams"

[SLICKR392]

Can you read?? " Has Sri Lanka became more competitive overseas than other Asian teams"

I would repeat my comment. They still crash out again us "oversees".

[The Outsider]

Before the emergence of Dravid, Sachin, Laxman and Kumble whitewashes were the order of the day for India in Aus.

Actually, the only time India was whitewashed in Australia before the emergence of Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman, and Kumble was in '67-'68. Even in the '47-'48 tour they managed to draw a test. After their emergence we have been whitewashed twice.

[maniac]

No...SL is a good LOI side though but apart from 1-2 players max,they are not good enough in test cricket,neither with the bat nor with the ball.

[Magneto]

No...SL is a good LOI side though but apart from 1-2 players max,they are not good enough in test cricket,neither with the bat nor with the ball.

The same is true for India as well. :giggle:

[cameron_black]

I would repeat my comment. They still crash out again us "oversees".

yeah we sure did in the CB series 2012 :((

[King Tendulkar]

Cant belive Aus got bundled like that at home. Pathetic!!!

[Vilander]

everybody can perform better than how India did 0-8 so...whats the big deal.

[vayuu1]

everybody can perform better than how India did 0-8 so...whats the big deal.

It's about commitment, hard work bro which was there till world cup , we can question their skills, some of them but not their commitment, which is not visible in this Indian team, whenever I think that this team cannot stoop more low , in comes the more pathetic performance with a even more pathetic approach.:((

[cameron_black]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAaTPw3KcQM]Nuwan Kulasekara Bowls Shahid Afridi with a big inswinger - Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 2009. - YouTube[/ame]

[Pagalpanti]

They have done well vs Aus recently, probably because they play there every year?