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A series that got away

The T20 match yesterday between Sri Lanka and New Zealand is a mixture of, on the one hand exemplary teamwork, application and persistence; and on the other hand disappointment, lack of application, chicken-heartedness and last but not least a good example of very poor team selection. You cross the “t”s and dot the “i”s and figure out which of the two teams should claim ownership to what traits. The shorter the version of the game, NZ have proven time and again that they are a force to reckon with. They have added emphasis to this notion yet again. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist and a mouthful of statistical jargon to observe that there are no superstars in the NZ team. Then why are they 2-0 up in the series? The secret formula is good teamwork and as a result everyone “chipping-in”. The thing about the NZ team that never fails to surprise me is that they look really good when they are winning. Hey! What team doesn’t? Here’s the thing: they still look good when they lose. Please don’t get me wrong here. I’m a “down to the last bone” Sri Lankan. I love my country. The magic portion to looking good when losing is the “never say die” attitude. I’m sure that NZ and SA can teach us a lot on this subject area. Then there are the other little things that contribute towards “looking good”. That’s the difference between a Brendon McCullum and a Mahela Jayawardene. No, it’s not the tattoo! It’s the contrasting energy levels they emanate - something that spreads like an aura in the field. Brendon just romps like a horse on steroids when he gets the chance, and Mahela always seems like he is waiting for somebody to get him out. I’m not going to compare Kumar Sangakkara to another sole in that he is in a class of his own. He can be the finest captain that Sri Lanka has ever produced in my opinion. He has been given the reign at a tough and lean time in Sri Lankan cricket where talent and class seem to be hard to come by. No doubt the man was trying very hard to inspire the team only to see Mahela Udawatte play a nothing shot and Rupasinghe get out playing a less than inspiring outrageous stroke! I’m no cricket pundit. However, I strongly believe that our youngsters are watching something else and not the ball! We need all-rounders who can bowl as well as bat to play in T20s. Now it doesn’t take a pundit to realise this. I wonder why Maharoof was on the bench while two guys who don’t seem to even hold the bat firm in their hands play as batsmen? I can keep writing about the stuff I saw yesterday indefinitely. However, I have already spent three hours, which I’ll never get back, watching the match yesterday and I don’t want to add to that. So there it is. I sincerely hope that we’ll do better in the one day series.

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