Thilan Samaraweera

Most underrated batsman in world cricket? Averages 50 in test cricket in 49 matches with 8 hundreds. And yet he's barely ever mentioned as a world class batsman.

I was about to post a message about him in the match thread except mine was along the lines of his 50 average cheaping test cricket.

He scored a very good hundred in the West Indies, but I think the drawn out nature of his Test career has allowed him to slip under the radar unnoticed. I was amazed when I saw he had played nigh on 50 Tests as I only noticed him for the first time in watching the aforesaid innings vs the Windies.

Sam-ara-weer-a over the rainbow...

what the heck? he averages 50 now?

his average in sub continent must be 70ish

Samarweera's averages in test playing nations,

In Eng: 4.25
In Ind: 10.50
In Aus: 22.66
In Zim: 38.00
In WI: 49.50
In B'desh: 54.33
In SL: 58.65
In NZ: 59.33
In Pak: 92.00

I prefer Samaradaseventeenthdoll

he was made to look very ordinary by Asif, i can never forget his dismissal at Colombo.

but now Asif is a laughing stock and Samrawera is on top of the world


.....things change quite fast

What are the chances that he'll now be in world's top-10 bats?

Surprised to find he's never played in South Africa.

His Stats aren't that bad, it does appear that against half decent sides he does fail. SG where did you get those Averages from?

"What are the chances that he'll now be in world's top-10 bats?"

It will take more than this.

The Ranking points take into account strength of opposition. Pakistan have no bowlers in the top 10, and only two bowlers in the top 50. TS will get a bump but not enough to get him into the top 10 batsmen.

SG where did you get those Averages from?

From good 'ol cricinfo.

Current ICC rankings (excl the current SL v Pak test)

1 880 Younis Khan 880 v Sri Lanka, 21/02/2009
2 877 S. Chanderpaul 900 v New Zealand, 19/12/2008
3 847 K.C. Sangakkara 938 v England, 01/12/2007
4 834 D.P.M.D. Jayawardena 854 v Bangladesh, 26/12/2008
5 824 R.T. Ponting 942 v England, 01/12/2006
6 815 M.J. Clarke 825 v South Africa, 03/01/2009
7 812 K.P. Pietersen 905 v West Indies, 28/05/2007
8 787 G.C. Smith 810 v Australia, 26/12/2008
9 772 G. Gambhir 771 v England, 19/12/2008
10 767 R.R. Sarwan 767 v England, 26/02/2009
11 729 V. Sehwag 854 v South Africa, 28/11/2004
12 721 J.H. Kallis 935 v New Zealand, 18/11/2007
13 717 M.E.K. Hussey 921 v West Indies, 23/05/2008
14 709 A.J. Strauss 769 v South Africa, 13/01/2005
15 702 A.G. Prince 756 v Pakistan, 11/01/2007
16 689 A.B. de Villiers 692 v Australia, 17/12/2008
17 683 S.R. Tendulkar 898 v Zimbabwe, 21/02/2002
17 683 V.V.S. Laxman 753 v Australia, 02/01/2004
19 681 C.H. Gayle 704 v England, 13/02/2009
20 671 A.N. Cook 707 v Sri Lanka, 18/12/2007
21 662 H.M. Amla 671 v Australia, 03/01/2009
22 655 P.D. Collingwood 730 v Australia, 01/12/2006
23 638 T.T. Samaraweera 665 v India, 02/12/2005
23 638 S.M. Katich 670 v South Africa, 03/01/2009
25 625 A. Symonds 718 v West Indies, 30/05/2008



I really don't like these rankings. Is there anyone in the world who really thinks Sarwan is better than Kallis?

Sarwan.

JGK wrote:


I really don't like these rankings. Is there anyone in the world who really thinks Sarwan is better than Kallis?

they don't factor in the pitch factor.

JGK wrote:I was about to post a message about him in the match thread except mine was along the lines of his 50 average cheaping test cricket.

He was actually averaging something like 88 after 10 Tests or so, but then tailed off when confronted with decent bowlers. Now he's had a couple of roads to bat on. Still, you still have to makes the runs. But cheaping, yes.

Samaraweera averaged 180.00 after 3 Tests, 140.66 after 6 Tests, 87.16 after 9 Tests and then tailed off to a low of 40.80 after 40 Tests. But after consecutive good series against WI, Ind, BD and Pak has climbed back over 50.

He actually made an excellent backs to the wall century against the Windies about a year ago. He needs to make runs away from the Sub Continent to be considered truly world class.

skully wrote:Samaraweera averaged 180.00 after 3 Tests, 140.66 after 6 Tests, 87.16 after 9 Tests and then tailed off to a low of 40.80 after 40 Tests. But after consecutive good series against WI, Ind, BD and Pak has climbed back over 50.

hmm so he is a bit like the kind of chick who thinks that you are good looking and cool but a few weeks later realizes that you are a bit of loser but then changes her mind again and thinks that you are a cool HOT loser?

PlanetPakistan wrote:

skully wrote:Samaraweera averaged 180.00 after 3 Tests, 140.66 after 6 Tests, 87.16 after 9 Tests and then tailed off to a low of 40.80 after 40 Tests. But after consecutive good series against WI, Ind, BD and Pak has climbed back over 50.

hmm so he is a bit like the kind of chick who thinks that you are good looking and cool but a few weeks later realizes that you are a bit of loser but then changes her mind again and thinks that you are a cool HOT loser?

Speaking from experience, PP?

yeah...

Hopefully he'll play again after today

Best wishes to him and his family. Double century one day, shot the next.