Would Maharoof's absence be a crucial factor for ASIA CUP?

Question

Would Maharoof's absence be a crucial factor for SRI LANKA?

his all rounding abilities could have been ,.....advantage for sri lanaka in sub continant tournament~

Answer 1

Current order of performance of Sri Lanka bowlers in ODI:

Murali; Dilhara Fernando; Maharoof; Nuwan Kulasekara; SL Malinga; MTT Mirando; MKDI Amerasinghe; CM Bandara; B A W Mendis; K S Lokuarachchi; Chaminda Vaas; Jayasuriya; MDK Perera; TM Dilshan; etc.

Naturally Maharoof's absence will be felt.

Answer 2

Well i guess Kaushal weeraratne can fill in his shoes to a certain extent. can be an explosive left hand batsmen. i belive he scored the fastest oneday fifty (not ODI) for his club.

but srilanka will really miss malinga and maharoof.

Answer 3

Maharoof's absence  will be felt for acertain exrent, no doubt  about it .!!

but,may be not that much  because,Sri Lanka's new bowler  Ajantha Mendis  will take

lots of wickets using his mystery deliveries, Indian & pakistan batmen will find Mendis type bowling  really difficult to cope with

Answer 4

While Mahroof is a useful all-rounder for Sri Lanka, since is not

a consistent performer, his absence may not do much harm to Sri Lanka.

Answer 5

no