Do you think Mendhis is the new great bowler?

Question

Exceptionl performance in the Asia Cup picking u 6w for 13r!

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

yes, he can be a great bowler. he took 17 wickets at flat wickets in Pakistan.

Answer 3

Wasim Akram rated him the best talent he has ever seen. So I think ill go with that.

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Answer 4

As i am an proud Indian ,i like to give my opinion of him

As strategists, the Sri Lankans were outstanding and they excelled in executing their plans, Also, they recovered from a shocking start to run out comprehensive winners of the Asia Cup, leaving us in no doubt as to who were the superior side in the competition.

To have held back Ajantha Mendis for the final rather than expose him to the Indians in the preliminary league was a masterstroke even if such a move is par for the course when it comes to mystery spinners or very young fast bowlers.

Answer 5

Only time will tell whether or not Mendis can become a great bowler. He played just 8 matches, bowled 336 balls, conceded 205 runs and took 20 wickets, a phenomenal performance.

But within that performance lies his failure against West Indies. He bowled 84 balls, conceded 60 runs and took 3 wickets. This performance though excellent can not match the career performance.

And then, his match against Bangladesh did not show him to be a great bowler.

Even Michael Clarke took 6 wickets against India in a test match but we can not say that Clarke is the greatest spinner the world has seen !

I still believe that Murali is the greatest bowler for many many generations. The spinning sensation that Ajantha created will pass.

Answer 6

YES!!

Answer 7

I don't think that you call a bowler "great" after only a couple of good (even brilliant) performances.

To gain stature in the game a player needs to perform over a number of years.  He needs to win games for his team or defend the team when in trouble.

I think Mendhis is a really good prospect.  So we need to see how he goes over the next few seasons.

Answer 8

If you look in the cricket history there were many others who performed so well only to be taken to the cleaners in the next meet. Mendis is going to find out for himself pretty soon.

Answer 9

no i dont think he's THE new great bowler-but i do think he's got the potential to be one and is and a welcome find for sri lanka. He had a dream of a debut in this series but i think a lot of his performance can be attributed to his un-familiarity.

Whether  he's a great bowler or not can only be seen in the coming years when we know whether he can keep this kind of record up.

I think Dhoni said it best at the post match interviews-u can know a bowler is great when even after studying his action and playing against him in hundreds of matches, you are sometimes completely outdone and bamboozled by him.

Let;s see if Mendis is upto the challenge...

Go Sri Lanka!!

Answer 10

Yah!!! He is looking good.

He is going to have a great future!

Answer 11

Yes, indeed . Now, MURALI can retire peacefully .

Answer 12

Ajantha Mendhis has just come to international cricket. Of course he had a brilliant performance in the Asia cup especially against india. But time is a thing which show what will be he. Actually Indian batsman started predicting his bowl. Now onwards his effective wicket taking power especially vs India will decrease because you know now they will play cautiously to Mendhis. Ya of course he has a talent, turning the ball with only thumb and middle finger is too hard.

Answer 13

He really has the potential to be the next murali of sri lankan cricket.. wat we saw in asia cup was a trailer n his real test wil de upcomin test series.....we hav to wait n watch

Answer 14

yes it was quite exceptional.

Answer 15

So far he's a great bowler. We'll have to wait and see if he can continue his great run with the ball and then only we can say he's a GREAT bowler

Answer 16

While he has all the qualities to become a great bowler, it is too early to predict about his future at this stage.

Answer 17

He may well be, we shall have to wait & see.

Answer 18

Yes!

Answer 19

He performed exceptinally int he finals and to a strong team like the indian battting side. We can't decide if he is going to be the next murali at this point but after seen him play more often specially to the aussie team we can predict his level.....

Answer 20

wait and see