Leading run scorers in ICC World Cups (part3)
Lara can play both off the back-foot and front-foot. He is strong off his legs as he lofts and drives every ball that is in his zone of attack. Amazingly, he had a high back lift, but he is still able to drive the ball that is pitched up.
Whenever, the genius was on song he used to deal in boundaries. The percentage of his runs scored in boundaries was about 60 to 65 percent, this is quite amazing. It was not his aggression, but his talent to deal in boundaries.
The champion’s ability to make runs in tough conditions and to dominate quality bowing attacks in bowling friendly conditions has really made him one of the best batsmen ever.
Whatever the situation and circumstances are you will see the best of Lara. His ability to deliver the best in demanding situations has made him one the star performers in World cups.
Lara is the third on the list of top scorers, and he has played 34 matches, amassing 1225 runs at an average of 42 with a best of 116. In his hunt for runs, he gathered 2 centuries.
Brain Lara is a role model for the next generation of West Indian batsman.
Sanath Jayasuriya
Brutal, breathtaking and scintillating are the words to describe Sanath Jayasuriya’s batting displays. Sanath Jayasuriya revolutionized ODI cricket by his hammering stroke play in the early part of the innings. He started the trend of attacking the opening
bowlers of the opposition to take advantage of power plays, rather than adopting a sedate approach. A total of 250 can easily be made 280, if taken advantage of in the early overs.
He knew that a brisk start can really put the opponents on the back-foot. Quick runs can have a positive impact on the rest of the players. Sometimes, it can easily dent the enemy’s confidence.
Sanath is strong square of the wicket. He plays his strokes all around the ground with not much of foot movement, but he has great hand-eye coordination. As a result, he has managed to score huge centuries in ODIs. His trade mark strokes are, cuts over cover
and point.
With the exception of Murali, nobody has won more matches for Sri Lanka in ODIs than Sanath Jayasuriya. In all, he has scored 28 centuries with four of them being 150 plus.
He is the most successful batsman in ODI cricket for Sri Lanka. Sanath has 13,428 runs to his name.
If the credit of Sri Lanka 1996 World cup triumph should be give to one person, it should be Jayasuriya. In World cups, he has played 38 matches, scoring a significant numbers of 1165 runs at an average of 34 with a best of 120. In pursuit of his runs he
has piled up 3 centuries.
The attacking left hander will remain a bright chapter in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758’s cricketing history.
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Gilchrist was a heartthrob of Australian cricket. Perhaps, he is the greatest wicket keeper batsman of all-times. He will definitely go down as one of the great all-rounders to play the game of cricket and he can easily feature in most peoples all time playing
XI. Nobody in Australia, in the modern age has delighted the crowd more than Gilchrist. Whenever, Gilly held the willow, you knew you were in for a treat.
As a left hander, he was in Sanath’s mould of devastation. Amazingly, he used to hold the grip of the bat very high, but with his great hand eye co-ordination he was able to hit the ball where ever he wanted. His theory was, see the ball hit the ball and
he did it at will.
There is no such trademark short for Gilly. Every strike that he makes with the crisp sound of willow is always enchanting for the crowd.
If ever there was a man for the greater deeds, he was the demolition man from Australia. World cups have been a story of bits and pieces for him, but still he has won laurels for the country in cricket’s global event.
In World cups, the destructive striker has gathered 1085 runs, piled at an average of 36 with a best of 149. His tally of runs includes a single century.
Gilchrist has been a part of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s hat-trick of World cup achievements. In every single final he has managed to score 50 plus runs. Who can forget his 149 runs off 104 balls, in the final of 2007? In doing so, he stole the World cup final from Sri
Lanka in the Caribbean.
Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya are still around, and they will feature in the 2011 World Cup in the Sub-continent. Consequently, there is a fair chance for them to enhance their tally of runs.
We might see a different member added to this prestigious club of top 5 run scorers, after the 2011 World Cup.
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