Lankan
think-tank looks for chinks in Sanath’s armour
MUMBAI:
These days Sanath Jayasuriya hits almost every second
ball to or over the fence. This is no off-the-cuff exaggerated
statement that highlights the Mumbai Indians opener’s
terrific form in the last three games but a fact based
on statistics. Jayasuriya has hit 16 sixes and 21 fours
in the last 80 he has faced. With him being unbeaten
on two occasions, his average and aggregate post-returning
to form is an unreal 198.
The
million-dollar question that’s begging to be answered
in this multi-million dollar league at present is: Can
someone stop this guy? It’s a crisis that international
bowlers have faced several times in the last decade.
Most of the times, disheartened by the futility of the
exercise, they have moved on. But watching the Kings
XI Punjab think-tank — Tom Moody, Mahela Jayawardene
and Kumara Sangakkara — come out of the dressing
room after a team meeting, there seemed to be some hope
for the bowlers.
If at all there was a feasible plan to stop the Matara
/ Mumbai Mauler in full flow, it is this trio that possesses
the blue print. Moody is the former Sri Lanka coach
while Jayawardene and Sangakkara have been long-standing
members of the Islanders’ think-tank. The men,
who have so often enjoyed Jayasuriya’s flick-of-the-wrist
murder of rival bowling attacks, are now in his adopted
backyard, wary of the deathly blowsFull story...
MUMBAI:
These days Sanath Jayasuriya hits almost every second
ball to or over the fence. This is no off-the-cuff exaggerated
statement that highlights the Mumbai Indians opener’s
terrific form in the last three games but a fact based
on statistics. Jayasuriya has hit 16 sixes and 21 fours
in the last 80 he has faced. With him being unbeaten
on two occasions, his average and aggregate post-returning
to form is an unreal 198. 
