Sangakkara has over thrown Ricky Ponting as the number one ranked batsman in the world. Since the launch of the ICC rankings system this is the first time a Sri Lankan batsman and a bowler has held the number 1 spot; Murali has secured the top position in the bowler's rankings for years.
This may well be the first instance two players representing the same nation have held pole position.
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This is absolutely awesome people. Thanks Hilal for dedicating some space for this on your cpntent-rich site. Our guys back on the island should take a huge mental boost from the fact that two Lankans are leading the way in Tests! I feel the batting is currently a little weak (for test match endurance) aside from the acaptain and vice captain. Tharanga and Vandort really need to establish themselves as a Test opening partnership by consistently getting 70 + partenerships. Can't wait to see the next generation but man, we sure as hell are going to miss Marvan and Sanath.
It's important to note that most of our batting failures are a direct result of the number 4 batsman and the middle order being exposed to the new ball an hour or two into our innings.
We made 400+ against the Poms in the 1st test largely due to the start our openers gave.
This is a clear sign that in order for our batting to survive the openers MUST do their jobs. SLC should have invested in 2 openers and given them an extended run in test cricket. Now the poms will have two inexperienced openers as sitting ducks in the 2nd test with no sanath around.
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