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  • @MDKJulius Caesar I too
    @MDKJulius Caesar I too figured long time ago that there is no point rationalizing against UT since here UT lover boys are galore.. But honestly, I can’t resist myself against a bunch of dumb a#@ partisan cows. Only UT himself can satisfy u boys, hope ur wet dreams come true soon !! LOL

  • @Fight4Right stop whining
    @Fight4Right stop whining about UT’s 3+ years being axed in the exile or no of MoM awards he rightfully (or wrong fully) lost due to some other player. Instead what UT should focus on is improving his game-play and be a better player than he is now – score more centuries consistently, bump up his avg, develop aggresive mind set. Clearly UTs fanboys are bending over backwards to make him the best player SLC ever produced in recent era which is clearly not the case and has generally never been a match winner for us. His lack of aggressive play and slow strike rate put pressure on others on the so called “team” game. Whether u believe it or not cricket is a game of star players – players like kholi, sanga, devilliers, jayasuirya or mcgrath, lee, stain all made other teams weep in fear and panic. Sorry to dissapoint you but Upul is never going to be that player and he will most definitely have zero impact if he is ever going to be included in WC squad 😛

  • @ MDKJulius Yes, he might
    @ MDKJulius Yes, he might have hard done by the political agenda of selectors and certain people. Yes, he might NOT have been given an opportunity when it was due and he was in form. Even if I highly doubt it, he might have been a world class opener if we persevered longer. Having said all this, he was not the only one suffered from the bad politics in the history of SLC which is sad. But, More importantly, at least after UTs come back he should have been able to put to rest all doubt and win matches for SLC frequently than now – if he was the world-class batsman after Dilshan we all were looking for (I also think it is important to remind how Dilshan/Jayasuriya single-handedly won matches for SL making them class apart from others). Instead, he is 34 now with the same old quirks and most certainly won’t get any better!! IMO, it is a far better investment if don’t let other young openers suffer the same fate UT did by inserting him as an opener now and depriving opportunity for these new guys to mature.

  • I agree that he has had some
    I agree that he has had some exceptional records. But they don’t measure the quality of openers in cricket these days, I would like to expect more. He has the lowest average for an opener even if he is in the top10 for most runs for the number of matches played. For those 15 centuries, he has only scored 2 centuries after 2013, compare that with Amla, Sharma, Dhawan and other modern openers (with 40+ avg 90+ S.R.). His strike rate is on the lower side which is not good enough for modern cricket (his stats may have done the team good 10-15 years back ). He came to the scene with a bang ( i remember he had a number of back to back centuries), many Sri Lankans were hopeful of his talent. However, he faded with a bang as well once bowlers figured out his weaknesses. Did he improve in his game with time? barely. UT lacked in technique to produce consistent performances. I don’t think he has enough time left to become a world class opener, train has left long time ago. Presenting him the opening position is also a risk SLC will have to take that will not IMO pay off and also prevent nurturing upcoming young talent in dikka,gunathilake, etc.

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