Retirements Thread - Dimuth Karunaratne

[wasteyouryouth]

I am really unhappy that @wasteyouryouth beat me to it.

 

[Till Valhalla]

Lol my bad mixed up my English guys, I cannot tell one english from another. It was @Ed Smith's Basement

 

[icyman]

Personally felt Mo Ali was over-rated AF! He could bat well, but his bowling was ordinary. It did come off against the likes of India many a time. However, that apart, I didn't think he was very special. England have had better players than him.

 

[CerealKiller]

Personally felt Mo Ali was over-rated AF! He could bat well, but his bowling was ordinary. It did come off against the likes of India many a time. However, that apart, I didn't think he was very special. England have had better players than him.

I think his batting was massively wasted by him being made into a frontline spinner.

 

[abhi_jacko]

Anna Peterson retires from international cricket

The New Zealand allrounder will continue playing for Auckland Hearts in domestic cricket

www.cricbuzz.com

Is this allowed here?

 

[asprin]

Dwayne Bravo calls time on his career.

Dwayne Bravo confirms international retirement after West Indies exit

Allrounder says "the time has come" after defending champions miss out on semi-final spot

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[Ashutosh.]

Dwayne Bravo calls time on his career.

Dwayne Bravo confirms international retirement after West Indies exit

Allrounder says "the time has come" after defending champions miss out on semi-final spot

www.espncricinfo.com

Retired from international cricket to focus on franchise cricket.

 

[ahmedleo414]

 

[qpeedore]

Bravo played one of the best inside out shots over the off side back in the day. It was a really nice thing to see.

He didn't develop all the slower ball variations but he damn well made it more popular again. But some people don't know that early on in his Test career he actually had a quicker ball too. He'd not bowl it often, but it surprised batsmen.

There was...a tour in South Africa I think... when he bowled the best he ever had, back when he was in the Test squad. He castled someone after moving the ball away all the time, then he brought one back in and it hit the top of off. Absolutely brilliant bowling.

Then there's the fielding and that caught and bowled for Warne. At least I think it was Warne.

 

[qpeedore]

Just putting this here, because I can, think number 9 is what I was talking about vs. SA. And I remember seeing #2 live:

 

[qpeedore]

The 2009 Champions League. I remember it well. That was the tournament that a (VERY) cocky Pollard announced himself to the world. But it was also one match that I remember. Trinidad and Tobago had a rough start in the buildup to the whole thing, not even being able to find a sponsor until Venky's Chicken decided to take a chance on them. And In one match, Dwayne Bravo had something like 8 runs to defend in the final over. It's a T20 right, 8 runs is absolutely nothing. Except it was Bravo bowling. It went for 4 runs, I knew he took a wicket somewhere in there as well.

I listened to that over on the radio on the ward in medical school. I had just finished setting up a blood transfusion for a patient and the male nurse was like "You've got to hear this, doc." Cue me and about every single relatively well patient and half the nursing staff crowding around this tiny radio as Bravo bowled. Guys were holding each other's IV fluids, men were holding their catheter drainage bags, we all were just listening. And Bravo won the match for us.

He's looking into a coaching career it seems. Franchise cricket from here on out or not, his knowledge is invaluable. Excellent career, man. Filled with magical moments.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

 

[asprin]

Wait, all cricket meaning including domestic/franchise T20s as well?

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Wait, all cricket meaning including domestic/franchise T20s as well?

I assume so, he wasn't playing anything else.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

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