Appam Chutiya, Sangakkara and the IPL

Appam Chutiya (Sreesanth – a name coined by FakeIPL Player) has made Sanga’s captaincy skills look even more ridiculous. For some reason everything that Sanga touches turns to shit these days !
Malinga who was sensational for 2009 and the current IPL season under Sachin, has gone no where under Sanga. I don’t know if it has to do with his field placings or the way he handles him, but the point remains that Sanga was unable to get the best out of him. Sanath (all though seems to have hit a bad patch) has been terrible under his captaincy, while he did score a few hundreds under Mahela. Mendis also suffered under him – not just bcos of poor field settings, but also due to poor wicket keeping from Sanga. I am not blaming all our woes on Sanga, but it seems something is a amiss. Under Sanga Appam Chutiya has gone from bad to worse and Sanga just continues to allow the guy to bowl. The only other bowler who can challenge Sreesanths status is our very own Dilhara Fernando. I think they are brothers from different mothers !

Anways lets hope Sanga learns a few hard lessons before the T20 world cup. It was just ironic to see Chaminda Vass bowling him for a duck during the Deccan vs Punjab match on the 19th. He had all but discarded Vass, but the man is currently the purple cap holder. Vass is still our best new ball bowler, and what he lacks in pace, he makes up with clever tricks and experience. He is not a death bowler (we have Malinga for that), so using him in the latter stages is simply idiotic. Gilchrist made the same mistake as well. Let the man bowl his 4 overs at a trot and pick up as many wickets as he can. I sincerely hope Vass (and Sana) continues to do well.