He was a big match player. Under pressure he delivered. A hundred , three wickets and two catches in a world cup final. No one has ever done it to date. The Most Valuable Player among all the world cup man of the match winners to date.
@khalidcompany77178 ай бұрын
True indeed. Respect and salaam from islamabad Pakistan
@sasankauu2 ай бұрын
In my opinion 64 runs in 96 semifial and his iconic six against bret lee at the verge of retirement is more than enough to recognized him as one of the greatest batsman in cricket history!!!
@supremegodemperordonaldtru35633 ай бұрын
Hes a hero for us South Indians too. He was loved by Malayalis & Tamilians because in a lot of ways he was more relatable to us than Tendulkar.
@aakarshagemhouse36963 ай бұрын
Thank you for your comment...
@rhino77358 ай бұрын
In my opinion probably Sri Lanka's first great batsmen ruined us Aussies in that final in 95/96 I think single handedly won that game for them
@Lordsecond69698 ай бұрын
Yeah he was the main reason. Not only with the bat but also with the ball. But u can't say single handedly. Coz Gurusinghe's 50 and Arjuna's Captain's knock helped him to build the inning too. So that's a collective team performance around Aravinda
@janj67918 ай бұрын
@@Lordsecond6969that's the case with most great knocks. There were batsmen at the other end who compliment. A case in point, Glen Maxwell's innings against Afghanistan in the recently concluded ODI WC. Though not as significant in numbers as Gurusinghe's, yet Cummins innings was cruscial. But on that day Aravinda did it with bat, ball and fielding.
@Siva3rdeye8 ай бұрын
Aravinda gem of Cricket. I am lucky that I met him at Skydome in Toronto.
@aakarshagemhouse36969 ай бұрын
undisputedly the greatest batsman who played for sri lankan in a time of infancy to bring sri lankan cricket to its top Thank you Aravinda 🍀
@chamodjayakodi18718 ай бұрын
The best Sri Lankan 🇱🇰 batsman ever produced to the world is Aravinda ❤
@aniketgaikwad4366Ай бұрын
When the chips were down and pressure was on Aravinda came into form. It was pleasure watching him bat. What a player.....
@Yuvraj315798 ай бұрын
In my opinion,Martin Crowe and Aravinda de Silva are the best pull shot players' ever...
Aravinda de Silva the great batsman who the best bowlers in the opposition fear. He used to come ball one and transfer the pressure back on the bowlers. All clean cricketing shots all around the ground and some of the best counter-attacking and match winning innings you will ever see. Truly a big match player and a deserved hall of famer!!
@rashmikahemaratne63868 ай бұрын
Sri Lanka now needs someone like him more than ever
@user-od5bc7cy9k7 ай бұрын
He is a gifted player like Viv Richards .Even great Tendulkar Or Kohli are not as good as Aravinda against the short pitched balls He is the Shadow of Viv .
@chathuravishwanath2 ай бұрын
Exactly what i was thinking.
@hariharansankaran9012Ай бұрын
Greatest batsman of Sri Lanka. Well ahead of the next Sanga. Best pull shot along with Ponting. Has good square cut and drive too. Most importantly champion mentality, winner attitude. WC 96 semi knock was his greatest and most critical knock.
@Rajesh-ps3do8 ай бұрын
This genius was man of match of 1996 world cup final century and wickets with ball
@Rajesh-ps3do8 ай бұрын
In 2003 world cup semifinal against Australia his runout was turning point that direct hit from bradhogg and it was Australia all the way
@user-rt7ll1ug3q9 ай бұрын
My favourite batsman aravinda srilanka need like a caliber now
@shyamaldesilva52948 ай бұрын
Lucky to see him ...
@aakarshagemhouse36968 ай бұрын
💌🇱🇰💎👍
@venturadas33239 ай бұрын
අරවින්ද මගෙ legend
@anthapontha22608 ай бұрын
He is a Real hero 'Ara' 🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰❤️❤️❤️ love from his my conutry
@ShamalPeiris-ot4kj3 ай бұрын
Yes he was n defenitely best batsman among big players of world cricket
@aakarshagemhouse36963 ай бұрын
💯
@pushsubasinghe2 ай бұрын
Great player ever made in Sri Lanka 👍❤️
@pkscorpion14337 ай бұрын
That 1996 wc final innings ❤
@claudeanurudha79078 ай бұрын
Aravinda was the greatest batsman Sri Lanka produced.He was a run making mechine.
@aakarshagemhouse36968 ай бұрын
❤️🇱🇰💎
@blueey70878 ай бұрын
No doubt he is the greatest....❤
@MahiDevadiga-cw2fc3 ай бұрын
My firvte Arvind🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@user-ij4ip6em2k5 ай бұрын
Great Arvinda
@UmeshaNomad19758 ай бұрын
Fearless batsman....a match winner....selfless cricketer....always played for team & country....great alrounder....love from India... Karnataka state.... congrats from my KZbin channel name 'Umesha Nomad' ❤❤
@huzaifahadahan6238 ай бұрын
I still doubt if there is a better puller or a hooker of the cricket ball. The best.. clearly ahead of his time.
@aakarshagemhouse36968 ай бұрын
Yes 👍💎 of a cricketer
@thilinawanniarachchi75128 ай бұрын
3:40 oh dear!
@sujeewahewa98389 ай бұрын
My congratulations for your success sir. Really you great Sri Lanka.
What happened to us in the cricket world pull up our socks and fight for the country and jersey we can do it as a team viva srilanka from proud supporter south africa
@priyantharathnasingha38398 ай бұрын
Greatttt gentlment greatttt pleyer...❤❤❤❤❤❤...
@aakarshagemhouse36968 ай бұрын
🇱🇰
@sohanabeygunawardane28908 ай бұрын
Wonderful players he was🎉🎉
@bogodaagrofarm8 ай бұрын
All time legend
@govindkurup24628 ай бұрын
SIR De Silva..legend
@82subodha8 ай бұрын
Best in Best
@balukavitha90388 ай бұрын
தலைசிறந்த கிரிக்கெட் வீரர்
@aakarshagemhouse36968 ай бұрын
❤️💎👍🇱🇰
@indikakularathne-ux2tl8 ай бұрын
Miss you tony greg
@aakarshagemhouse36968 ай бұрын
❤️
@amazingcanada34408 ай бұрын
UNDERLINE THE WORD “ HE WAS A BIG MATCH PLAYER” AND ALWAYS SCORES RUNS AT THE FINALS !! BEST PLAYER DURING THOSE DAYS !! Only stupids will compare his numbers with sachin .. Sachin was never big match player .. ARAVINDA WAS NOT SELFISH PLAYER EITHER !! THATS WHY PEOPLE RATE HIGHER THAN SACHIN !! also don’t compare his stats with modern players .. as we know how hard was it score back then .. average over 30 is considered very good