Sanath Jayasuriya - the slow torture [Merged]

[Paradox]

Jayasuriya should really call it quits. Again today, the captain tried to motivate him and promote him up to open the batting again (which most of us wanted to see him do), but he really looks a total shadow of himself.

It's just insulting how the same Jayasuriya which would pull a short ball regardless of it's pace over the boundary for ease is now getting caught at short fine leg in the circle going for a pull shot.. how the same Jayasuriya before would flick any ball on his pads regardless of it's length so wristily over deep square leg for six is now getting wrapped up flush on his pads over and over.

His hand-eye coordination, reaction time etc. is getting worse.

It's really bad for us fans too - we'd rather see Jayasuriya not play at all than this insult of a true legend playing for the Sri Lankan team right now.

[Sledger]

Well past it. I'm sure himself and Misbah will enjoy chilling out with pipes and slippers in their retirement home.

[its.raja]

41 years man. Now already selected as Member Parliament should quit and start his new career that is Politics.

[Paradox]

I think Misbah himself wouldn't like to be mentioned in the same sentence as Jayasuriya..

[SID_ZONE]

i think jayasuria has a dream of playing with his son in sl team once he does that he will retire

[Paradox]

His bowling too these days is nothing to write home about.. but was it ever?

[chui_kadoo]

remember he is 41 years old and with age u lose ur hand eye coordination and hitting ability

[Mujtaba_Saeed]

Originally Posted by SID_ZONE i think jayasuria has a dream of playing with his son in sl team once he does that he will retire

[Ayyub]

Jayasuriya will retire after world cup 2011 but i think he will be dropped by management before the main event.

[Sledger]

Any predictions on how the old man will go against the Australian pace today?

[volcyz]

a blistering 50

[Rizie]

a three ball duck

[Boi]

[Sledger]

5(14)

Really struggled against the quickness of this attack.

[Sledger]

IC - "I think his days playing against international attacks are well over. I'd suggest it's time for the politics, Sanath"...

[Amjid Javed]

Sanath indeed should retire. Hes way past his best and is making himself look foolish.

In his hay day he would have caused havoc and mayhem in this format of the game!

[Prince_Pathan]

well come on like...hes around 50 years old...

[WNC]

He should really retire, gave us quite a few good memories in his prime, was a class-act back then but now he's a has-been.

[Paradox]

This really sucks. I really hate knowing the fact that this this insult of a player playing in the SL lineup used to be the best batsman in world cricket before. Jayasuriya is a class act, a legend. It's sad watching him go down like this.

[WasimWaqarInzy]

Originally Posted by Paradox This really sucks. I really hate knowing the fact that this this insult of a player playing in the SL lineup used to be the best batsman in world cricket before. Jayasuriya is a class act, a legend. It's sad watching him go down like this.

Best batsman in world cricket? thats just funny.

In one dayers, his reputation was just built on the 1996 WC, his average is very poor, and his strike is pretty damn good, but not in the Afridi, Sehwag, Gilchrist league.

In tests, we dont have a figure for his strike rate, but his average of 40, almost exactly, hardly indicates world class. No one come to me with cr*p about him playing for a bad team, or in the wrong position, because young openers in SL were often demoted to 3, or very low in the order, because of him being there, and SL had already won the world cup in most of his career, so its not as if he played for a poor team.

Imo, very overrated player. On his day, terrific, but not in the Lara, Ponting, Inzy league, and nowhere near Sachin...

[Sledger]

He's just fading away. Would be better to have retired before this WC because he's looking a bit of a fool in each innings.

[90MPH]

His hand eye co-ordination has gone, it normally does when you go past 35. Even last year in England he seemed to be hitting Aamirs short deliveries very high and late on the bat.

The guy is a ODI legend but he needs to call it a day now.

[amit]

its sad to see a legendary cricketer batting so poorly these days. jayasurya should retire after this 20/20 wc. no need to drag himself for another year

[imran666]

he will play his last match for SL in 2036 on a weelchair

[MIG]

I see Misbah in that role !

[Osman]

Originally Posted by imran666 he will play his last match for SL in 2036 on a weelchair

[Sir john]

He is now old lion.

[Khabri420]

Originally Posted by imran666 he will play his last match for SL in 2036 on a weelchair

LOL

This had me ROTFL

So he's the first MP to play intl cricket for his country. Can't wait till he becomes Prime Minister

[Sultan Yusuf]

To be fair to jaya, didn't he retire a few years ago only to be begged to reconsider. Sportsmen are always the last to realise that they're washed up....it should be the job of the management or selectors.....I wouldn't be surprised to see him perform in the next game tho...

[Kriketer]

Players like Jayasuria and Misbah don't retire easily. Only way to get rid of them is to send them to Moon.

[Ismailtoca]

Glad to know Misbah isnt alone

[Sultan Yusuf]

Please do not compare jaya and misbah!

At least Jaya is picked on reputation - he's given SL excellent service over a long long time - for selectors sometimes the heart rules the head in the hope of one last great performance, but this is the norm, it happens....sooner or later they'll realise and drop him or ask him nicely to retire.

Misbah on the other hand, doesn't have a reputation! He's done absolutely zilch. People say he's picked for his "experience" - what experience?? He's only played regular international cricket for less than 3 years!! Old does not equal experienced!

[Sufi Malang]

I think Jayasuriya and Misbah are saving their best for the semis Lets see!

[Sledger]

I just hope Yardy's not too quick for him.

[D]

Good ball.. but he should still call it a day!

Too painful to watch for a Jaya fan!

[SOSami]

He wants to play in the home world cup next year no doubt.

[mon858]

Jaya and Misbah should join a IVL (International veterans league). that may end up having a few other really good players too:
a) all the retired players playing in IPL
b) all the recently banned players from pak (yousuf, younis, etc)
c) all the domestic giants that never make it big on intl scene (hasan raza types)

[Sledger]

Jayasaurus needs to hang up his slippers.

[siddharth]

He spoiled his legacy in this tournament.Sad way to exit for such a great player.

[imran666]

Jayasaurus

[pakmania]

Legendary player but he's done it all now,call it a day mate.

[Savak]

Originally Posted by Sultan Yusuf Please do not compare jaya and misbah! At least Jaya is picked on reputation - he's given SL excellent service over a long long time - for selectors sometimes the heart rules the head in the hope of one last great performance, but this is the norm, it happens....sooner or later they'll realise and drop him or ask him nicely to retire. Misbah on the other hand, doesn't have a reputation! He's done absolutely zilch. People say he's picked for his "experience" - what experience?? He's only played regular international cricket for less than 3 years!! Old does not equal experienced!

This. Misbah is not even worth **** compared to Jayasuriya. Plz dont insult the later by even remotely mentioning him alongside the former.

[Blitz]

I think that may have been his last international. He definately looked like he knew it when he was bowling.

A really sad end, but the greatest always seem to go out this way. Bradman and Inzamam just to name a few....

[Momo]

And not a moment too soon.

Although I thought I heard Sunny say Jayasaurus wants to retire after playing WC 2011.

[Zaz]

Originally Posted by Blitz I think that may have been his last international. He definately looked like he knew it when he was bowling. A really sad end, but the greatest always seem to go out this way. Bradman and Inzamam just to name a few....

Greatest jaya?

Hes been poor for 2-3 years now, hes dragged it out and its come to point where hes become a bit of a joke

[zaid65]

Subcontinent players are known to drag their career till they become a liability in the team. I wish they could take a leaf out of Aussies book, who like to leave at their peak.

[Sledger]

Sangakkara has just kept him in the team as his friend, he also must take a slice of the blame.

Yes, though, Sanath is WELL past his sell by date.

[Momo]

Originally Posted by zaid65 Subcontinent players are known to drag their career till they become a liability in the team. I wish they could take a leaf out of Aussies book, who like to leave at their peak.

They don't all do that on their own. Their selectors give many of them a pretty obvious hint to retire or expect an unceremonious exit.

[IM NOT YOU]

captain and management are retarded for picking him after showing ZERO form.


ultimately sri lanka have defeated themselves by going into games with 10 players

[Shaan]

Srilanka's big mistake in this T20 world cup was playing Jayasuriaya in the team, that man already pasts his heydays. Today's match they lost because of Jayasuriya, this man is too old to even play his shots..

[Badshah WMC]

He's a true legend.., deserves a better sendoff.

[TalhaSyed]

Originally Posted by Badshah WMC He's a true legend.., deserves a better sendoff.

Agree

but then again as my mum says "hum ney isko cake khilayya aur yeh phir waapis aagaya!"


Sanath Jayasuriya cuts a cake before the start of his final Test, Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Kandy, 1st day, April, 3, 2006

[Paradox]

I, like other Jayasuriya fans, am waiting for that one final knock.

Doesn't look like it'll come anytime soon though..

[Amjid Javed]

I think Jayasuriya should do honourable thing and retire!

[FM87]

Old Jayasuriya is still better than our youngsters like Misbah boy.

[cricfan967]

http://blogs.bettor.com/Sanath-Jayas...ontract-a16066

Finally 41 years old Sanath Teran Jayasuriya reached an end of his career with the Sri Lanka Cricket Board as the board announced curtains for the prolific cricketer. The SLC is busy in finalizing the central contracts of the players of national cricket team and the Lankan cricketing veteran failed to get his central contract revised with the board.



The cricket fans were shocked when they came to know about the omission of the senior most member of the Lankan cricket Parliament Sanath Teran Jayasuriya from the central contract list. Former captain of Sri Lanka, Aravinda de Silva was leading the panel of selectors that was deciding the contracts of Sri Lankan players for the coming season 2010/11. The panel jointly requested the Sri Lanka cricket hierarchy to exclude the cricketing veteran from the list of players that have been contracted by the board for the 2010/11 season.



The central Contracts of the Lankan cricketers were expired at the end of March earlier this year and were postponed on account of logistical grounds. Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Nishantha Ranatunga revealed the current situation while talking to the media reporters. Ranatunga said that “Now we have ironed out the few creases on the sheet and are ready to sign them up before the first Test against India at Galle on the 18th of July.” He also hinted of some more additions to the contract list after the Sri Lanka A tour of Australia.



Jayasuriya made his test debut almost twenty years ago on 22 February 1991 when he played against New Zealand at Hamilton. He turned out for Sri Lanka in 110 Test matches scoring 6973 runs at an average of 40.07. His 16 years test career saw him recording 14 hundreds and 31 half-centuries. In 1997 Jayasuriya also recorded a triple century of his test career when he scored 340 runs while playing against India at the R. Premadasa Stadium. His 340 is the highest Test score of any Sri Lankan so far. On September 20, 2005, the veteran Lankan cricketer played his 100th Test and became the first Sri Lankan player to make the Lankan test squad hundred times.



The left hand opening batsman of Sri Lanka was more fruitful in the limited over cricket specifically One Day Internationals. He played for his country in 444 ODIs at an average of 32.43, scoring 13,428 runs. The aggressive Jayasuriya also claims the fastest ODI fifty that he piled up off just 17 deliveries. He was also the record holder of fastest century (off just 48 balls) since 1996 when the Boom Boom Afridi over took his record by smashing a century off just 36 balls in his ODI debut.



The top five contracted players including the current captain of Sri Lankan cricket team Kumar Sangakkara, vice captain Muttiah Muralitharan, former captain Mahela Jayawardena, T.M. Dilshan and Thilan Samaraweera all have been contracted under the Category 1. Muralitharan, however, after announcing his retirement from the test cricket would be paid only 40 per cent of his contract, but, still will be rated among the top five contracted Lankan cricketers.



The retirement of Murali after the Gale test has put the selectors ponder upon the selection of vice captain for the second test against India which will start on July 26 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Grounds. The probable names for the vice captaincy after Murali include the next senior most cricketer Dilshan and steady Thilan Samaraweera. At the same time one cannot neglect the 23 years old Angelo Mathews for the job. Promising all-rounder has been placed in the category III, leaving behind several seniors as well.

[hashbb]

Finally

[pakmania]

The shock,the horror....

[Black Zero]

I am shocked!

[Energy]

A glorious career nonetheless!

[Poison]

I guess we're not the only country dishonorably ejecting their senior citizens

But I guess Jaya had it coming, being 41 and all.