You will have to ask the
You will have to ask the overpaid Coach & undercutting Skipper.

We have seen before such once
We have seen before such once in a blue moon Mendis innings on 320+ bowler’s graveyards, mainly on home soil. It is stupid to believe this Kusal Mendis (Tottering Career Av 27 after 54 Odis) guy is capable to deliver it on a regular basis..!

His incapability outside SC & on any deck other than super flat… is HORRIBLE even against not so strong opponents, as already proved in his 50+ Odi record. Mendis is not a New Baby to cradle with unlimited chances any more! If he Continues to fail he should be AXED (although he made a flat deck fifty today, remember he totally failed in Pallekale and Averaging just 20 despite getting 3 chances and causing to sink the series as in Asia Cup & many more series before.

Just look at Kusal Mendis performances & his appalling series records that caused SL defeat after defeat in past 16 months or so:

Zmb in SL – 5 odis- 115 runs @ 28 av
Ind in SL – 4 odis – 58 runs @ 14 Av
Pak in UAE – 2 odis -12 runs @ 6 Av
Tri nation
in BD – 5 odis – 83 runs@ 20 Av
SA in SL – 5 odis – 86 runs @ 17 Av
Asia Cup – 2 odis – 00 runs @ 00 Av
Eng in SL – 3 odis – 61 runs @ 20 Av

For no justifiable reason, perfect winning combination struck in last 2 ODIs in SA series was disrupted by axing productive Opener Dikka to slot in this Kusal guy as Opener in Asia Cup (by his bloody angel Hathurusinghe)

Mendis’ upfront double ducks snaked both vital ODIs in Asia Cup AVERAGING ZERO in that series! Repeated upfront collapses triggered by Mendis saw SL crumble & faced defeats against bottom ranked Afg & BD causing early exit.! Who is responsible for this ludicrous act other than the coach/skipper?

Even though, he scored a flat deck 50 exploiting the 2nd string Eng side, still AVERAGED 20 in the series to cause the 3rd consecutive series defeat this year, apart from so many in previous year as indicated above.

Veered coach & selfish skipper will certainly hammer the final nails to the SL cricket coffin pretty soon.L .!

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Anonymous (not verified) on October 25, 2018 – 01:16. #5

To score his next 100 he should be in the team, isn’t it? When axed like this how can he do it my friend? This is my view.

Thanks

Just look at Kusal Mendis
Just look at Kusal Mendis performances & his appalling series records that caused SL defeat after defeat in past 16 months or so:

Zmb in SL – 5 odis- 115 runs @ 28 av
Ind in SL – 4 odis – 58 runs @ 14 Av
Pak in UAE – 2 odis -12 runs @ 6 Av
Tri nation
in BD – 5 odis – 83 runs@ 20 Av
SA in SL – 5 odis – 86 runs @ 17 Av
Asia Cup – 2 odis – 00 runs @ 00 Av
Eng in SL – 3 odis – 61 runs @ 20 Av

For no justifiable reason, perfect winning combination struck in last 2 ODIs in SA series was disrupted by axing productive Opener Dikka to slot in this Kusal guy as Opener in Asia Cup (by his bloody angel Hathurusinghe….)

He doomed both ODIs in Asia Cup AVERAGING ZERO in that series! Repeated upfront collapses triggered by Mendis saw SL crumble & faced defeats against bottom ranked Afg & BD causing early exit.!
Even though, he scored a flat deck 50 exploiting the 2nd string Eng side, still AVERAGED 20 in the series to cause the 3rd consecutive series defeat this year, apart from so many in previous year as indicated above.

Veered coach & selfish skipper will certainly hammer the final nails to the SL cricket coffin pretty soon.

We have seen before such once
We have seen before such once in a blue moon Mendis innings on 320+ bowler’s graveyards, mainly on home soil. It is stupid to believe this Kusal Mendis (Tottering Career Av 27 after 54 Odis) guy is capable to deliver it on a regular basis..!

His incapability outside SC & on any deck other than super flat… is HORRIBLE even against not so strong opponents, as already proved in his 50+ Odi record. Mendis is not a New Baby to cradle with unlimited chances any more! If he Continues to fail he should be AXED (although he made a flat deck fifty today, remember he totally failed in Pallekale and Averaging just 20 despite getting 3 chances and causing to sink the series as in Asia Cup & many more series before.

Just look at Kusal Mendis performances & his appalling series records that caused SL defeat after defeat in past 16 months or so:

Zmb in SL – 5 odis- 115 runs @ 28 av
Ind in SL – 4 odis – 58 runs @ 14 Av
Pak in UAE – 2 odis -12 runs @ 6 Av
Tri nation
in BD – 5 odis – 83 runs@ 20 Av
SA in SL – 5 odis – 86 runs @ 17 Av
Asia Cup – 2 odis – 00 runs @ 00 Av
Eng in SL – 3 odis – 61 runs @ 20 Av

For no justifiable reason… Disrupting the perfect winning combination struck in last 2 ODIs in SA series, by axing productive Opener Dikka to slot in this Kusal guy as Opener by his bloody angel Hathurusinghe…. doomed both ODIs in Asia Cup AVERAGING ZERO in that series! Repeated upfront collapses triggered by Mendis saw SL crumble & faced defeats against bottom ranked Afg & BD causing early exit.!

Don’t get excited too much from this result vs 2nd string Eng side nowhere near their best on a 350+ deck today.

Chandimal was so lucky to escape another single digit score today, due to the TWO Dollies
dropped by Englishmen

Hathurusinghe will pamper his buddies despite horrible performances, until the early WC exit already reserved for SL .!

We have seen before such once
We have seen before such once in a blue moon Mendis innings on 320+ bowler’s graveyards, mainly on home soil. It is stupid to believe this Kusal Mendis (Tottering Career Av 27 after 54 Odis) guy is capable to deliver it on a regular basis..!

His incapability outside SC & on any deck other than super flat… is HORRIBLE even against not so strong opponents, as already proved in his 50+ Odi record. Mendis is not a New Baby to cradle with unlimited chances any more! If he Continues to fail he should be AXED (although he made a flat deck fifty today, remember he totally failed in Pallekale and Averaging just 20 despite getting 3 chances and causing to sink the series as in Asia Cup & many more series before.

Just look at Kusal Mendis performances & his appalling series records that caused SL defeat after defeat in past 16 months or so:

Zmb in SL – 5 odis- 115 runs @ 28 av
Ind in SL – 4 odis – 58 runs @ 14 Av
Pak in UAE – 2 odis -12 runs @ 6 Av
Tri nation
in BD – 5 odis – 83 runs@ 20 Av
SA in SL – 5 odis – 86 runs @ 17 Av
Asia Cup – 2 odis – 00 runs @ 00 Av
Eng in SL – 3 odis – 61 runs @ 20 Av

For no justifiable reason… Disrupting the perfect winning combination struck in last 2 ODIs in SA series, by axing productive Opener Dikka to slot in this Kusal guy as Opener by his bloody angel Hathurusinghe…. doomed both ODIs in Asia Cup AVERAGING ZERO in that series! Repeated upfront collapses triggered by Mendis saw SL crumble & faced defeats against bottom ranked Afg & BD causing early exit.!

Don’t get excited too much from this result vs 2nd string Eng side nowhere near their best on a 350+ deck today.

Chandimal was so lucky to escape another single digit score today, due to the TWO Dollies
dropped by Englishmen

Hathurusinghe will pamper his buddies despite horrible performances, until the early WC exit already reserved for SL .!

Tharanga was axed like this
Tharanga was axed like this giving just one match in the series is unbelievable. It seems Hathurusinghe had waited to ax him at first opportunity of a rare duck.

– This is pure madness & jealousy. Otherwise, who would ax the most runs yielded guy in front order in past couple of years to slot in and persist with the worst failure of among all top order batters?

– Now Look at Hathurusinghe’s record. he had played 33 odis to collect 669 runs with just 20 Average as a SL opener and he was a total failure in Odis during his time and he could have reached Tharanga’s numerous achievements only in his dreams.

– JEALOUSIES kill SL cricket. Our chief selector former mediocre fast bowler Graeme Labrooy tried to cut the throat of star pace bowler Lasith Malinga for the same kind of petty Jealousy.

This destructive coach is only interested in money & personal intentions. God save SL cricket.

From the way they sidelined
From the way they sidelined Tharanga even after having 40+ Average and near run a ball SR in past 22 months, (just because of such a brief lean patch) compared to rest of all in the team, I don’t think Hathurusinghe & Chandimal will allow Tharanga to play in coming WC as well.

Otherwise who would give his place to a guy struggling to survive 10 balls in the middle for over a year now and couldn’t even get selected to the original squad due to his shamefully costly performances AVERAGING ZERO in Asia Cup series?

From the way they sidelined
From the way they sidelined Tharanga even after having 40+ Average and near run a ball SR in past 22 months, (just because of such a brief lean patch) compared to rest of all in the team, I don’t think Hathurusinghe & Chandimal will allow Tharanga to play in coming WC as well.

Otherwise who would give his place to a guy struggling to survive 10 balls in the middle for over a year now and couldn’t even get selected to the original squad due to his shamefully costly performances AVERAGING ZERO in Asia Cup series?

Hathurusinghe should take the
Hathurusinghe should take the whole blame for this pampering.!

Why did he disturb the Opening pair again just after a single duck from Upul came after a long time (only 2 ducks from him in 38 odis and 22 months according to the previous blog)?

Jason Roy made a duck in previous match & came up with a blistering 41 in last match. Upul could have done the same or better since he is due for a big one. Is hathurusinghe going to drop Thisara in next match due to his duck?

Axing the most productive run maker in top order like that to shatter his confidence is not going to serve SL or save Hathururusinghe’s A*S…. . Dropping an experienced batter who made tons of runs in recent past like that to slot in a crumbling cookie like Mendis shows the lack of consistency & merit in selections

Mendis guy had made 3 consecutive ducks in his 12 x less than 3 runs scores from 22 innings since his last 50.!