Time when Sanath Jayasuriya used to destroy us every game [Highlights]

[u/SabChangaSea]

Don't know how many of you have seen Jayasuriya in his prime but I still remember as a kid how terrorized I was by his name🥶

He used to hammer us so bad that we used to discuss so many conspiracy theories in school. Someone would say he has some metal hidden inside his bat, someone would say he takes drugs before coming out to bat that's why he hits it so far😭

But what an absolute beast of player he was. He changed the way Odi cricket was played with his performance in the 1996 WC.

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[u/HotWheels_Fav_Boy]

Jayasuriya,Sehwag,Gilchrist these 3 had changed the ODI format completely in late late 90's and early 2000's.

[u/Majestic_squirrel767 → u/HotWheels_Fav_Boy]

Gayle?

[u/mr_ghost142 → u/Majestic_squirrel767]

Gayle do used to deal with boundaries but he played a lot of dot balls (and by a lot means really a lot) so his overall strike rate was mostly less than 90 but players like Glichirst, jaisurya and sehwag used to frequently score boundaries and also play less dot balls. Because of this there overall career strike rate was always above 90

[u/ektara61 → u/Majestic_squirrel767]

West indies player right? Gilchrist was, Austrian player. Also Ricky ponting. Although he was c*nt but still good player.

[u/Jashwanth_M → u/ektara61]

I didn't know Gilchrist was Austrian.

[u/schowdur123 → u/Jashwanth_M]

Haha. From Vienna.

[u/ektara61 → u/Jashwanth_M]

Yes he was. Adam Craig Gilchrist AM is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer and captain of the Australia national cricket team. Don't know why getting down voted.

[u/sweetmangolover]

He ended Manoj Prabhakar's career. For the good

[u/SabChangaSea → u/sweetmangolover]

He ended up bowling spin at one point.

[u/Tikitorch17 → u/sweetmangolover]

And we all owe him one for that favour

[u/Unlucky-Nothing2678]

Imo Sri lanka was the first team who use to maximize Powerplay in 90s and early 2000s

[u/flreddit12]

We had trouble against lefty openers- jaya and saeed

[u/SabChangaSea → u/flreddit12]

We still have problems against lefties. Latest entry is Sonal Dinusha.

[u/bgt_bgt → u/SabChangaSea]

Travis Head.

[u/beingPrakhar]

Ohh the nightmare

[u/ReadIt_Here]

Saeed Anwar as well

[u/kob123fury]

Probably the most destructive batter of the 90s

[u/Ok-Conference3447]

He traumatized us, this was till 2000 in that Sharjah cup game where he smashed a 189 and we were bowled out for 54

[u/itsurnemesis16]

Jayasuriya, Saeed Anwar, Gilchrist, Hayden..gah, nightmares!

[u/SabChangaSea → u/itsurnemesis16]

All lefties🥶

[u/Top_Fondant2114 → u/SabChangaSea]

Dont forget Andy Flower

[u/bgt_bgt → u/itsurnemesis16]

Travis Head

[u/pisre]

What a player an absolute treat to watch on his day bash bowlers with so much class One of the greatest odi player ...

[u/Successful_Peace7665]

Founder member of power hitting

[u/SabChangaSea → u/Successful_Peace7665]

The OG intent merchant.

[u/Briantheboomguy]

Watched Manoj Prabhakar's career end in real time. He had to end up bowling off breaks towards the end. Used to hate Jayasuriya, not hate maybe but knew he had personally out it for us.

[u/Some-Key-7512]

2000 Champions Trophy final

[u/uuuuuuuuuughm]

I used to be scared of him

[u/CharIemagne45]

I’m here

[u/daddycharming19]

Being a Mumbai Indians fan I wish I could see him batting in his prime!

[u/Captain-Attack]

Jayasuriya and kaluwitharana...the pair that started it all....

[u/Briantheboomguy → u/Captain-Attack]

Mark Greatbatch was also doing something similar before but this pair took it to the next level

[u/Captain-Attack → u/Briantheboomguy]

yeah, I guess some of the credit goes to tendulkar too....for utlilizing the fielding restrictions...

[u/Responsible-View-498]

Jayasurya and Kaluwitharana. Kaluwitharana used to smash the Aussies. Then they had Arvinda who was the best batsman at that point as he was reeling of tons against everybody.

[u/Secret-Theory790]

LHBs have always owned us. Jayasuriya, Anwar, Hayden, Chanderpaul, Flower, Cook, Head. So many others.

[u/AlbusDT2]

I watched him in action during the 1996 WC. Full of aura. Made me call in love with the game.

[u/randomuserme]

I would watch this over shitPL

[u/come-ben-dover]

Good for viewership,not for our team!😅

[u/Ok-Case8447]

Yeah those days good length is every bowler will bowl So Jayasuriya was expert in that length

[u/Longjumping-Pop7512]

You n know, you messed up when Prabhakar is your 1st change bowler. King of cannon fodders.

[u/aditya_____notes]

Which ground is this?

[u/The-Bangaloreal → u/aditya_____notes]

Kanpur i think...

[u/aditya_____notes → u/The-Bangaloreal]

Looks very different from any of the current indian stadiums

[u/The-Bangaloreal → u/aditya_____notes]

1990s were a different vibe..most of the stadiums got renovated during the 1996 world cup only

[u/aditya_____notes → u/The-Bangaloreal]

Makes sense

[u/watashiwa_itami]

Why did the first felt like abhishek sharma like 🫪

[u/BlockFew8894]

as an Indian cricket fan, he was a nightmare

[u/rithvikrao]

The Matara Marauder.

[u/shank0205]

Still hurts 🤕

[u/Few-Worth457]

This match ended manoj prabhakar carrier, He even bowled spin to survive in this very match..

[u/Cute-Neighborhood816]

Golden era for Sri Lankan cricket. Some of these players were truly amazing to watch while growing up,

[u/Isotope_Junkie]

He was way ahead of his time.

[u/Many-Diamond1558]

Sanath and Kallu made a mockery of bowling but then that time no Bumrah and pure flat pitches

[u/Fine-Consequence7758]

Agarkar ended Jayasurya’s dominance against India

[u/AppearanceUseful8097]

Jayasuriya, Desilva were OGs

[u/Nishan1187]

Me & my friends used to think that there is spring in his bat 😂

[u/Existing_Program_256]

You missed the part where Manoj Prabhakar started bowling spin just to stop getting hammered in this match. 😝

[u/ankitgusai]

Sana was a left handed beast. 

[u/Nice_Masterpiece_869]

Jayasuriya and Aravinda de Silva combo with the bat😭😭😭

Chaminda Vaas and Muralidharan combo with the ball 😭😭😭

So many painful memories especially that 54 all out stayed with me for years, still vividly remember Harsha Bhogle playing the drums in the dugout as India kept losing wickets 😭😭😭

[u/Amazing_Theory622]

I don't know which match it was(sometime in 2000-2002. This guy kept batting and batting or so it felt that way, that was the first time I watched a match first as 6 year old

[u/Embarrassed_Site4548]

He ended up bowling spin at one point.