The first shot is breathtaking. The second one just made my jaw drop. Brilliant stroke-play. Quite possibly two of the most authoritative and majestic shots I've ever seen.
I'm an Indian fan but I love Sri Lankan cricket. Aravind was one of my favourite players partially because my name is Aravind but mainly because he was such a great striker of the ball.
@munnarko I have my doubts if world cricket can ever find a batsman to rival Aravinda's pure class. Never mind just Sri Lanka.
He did not have the mental discipline, much like Mark Waugh and Carl Hooper - two more languid, delightful stroke-makers. Players like those cannot be manufactured by any coaching manual or method. They are simply, once in a generation.
I think this was his last match. Some moron commentator/presenter asked him if those sixes were meant to prove a point. Aravinda said he doesn't have to prove anything anymore. Truly a great batsman.
I remember watching Aravinda's 66 vs India the 1996 semi finals an being in total awe. Still one of the finest batsman I have seen. He can say what he likes but neither Jayawardene nor Sangakkara are better than him.
absolute classs......look at the time he had to hit that six over midwicket on brett lee.....the ball was well over 89 mph....real quick hands and great timing.....
Superb Timing.. He can salvage any bowler.. These two sixes are classic. Hitting Sixes against Brett lee with ease is simply awesome..Other than that, playing such shots on the verge of his retirement is really awesome... Truely a legend.. Hats off !!! Wonder whether Tendulkar has such timings..
Superb Timing.. He can salvage any bowler.. These two sixes are classic. Hitting Sixes against Brett lee with ease is simply awesome..Other than that, playing such shots on the verge of his retirement is really awesome... Truely a legend.. Hats off !!! Wonder whether Tendulkar has such timings..
Aravinda always been one of my favourites......he is a class above players like sachin or even lara when it comes to the crunch time........he can take on the best of bowlers and even wasim akram had trouble bowling at him when wasim had enough success agains sachin and lara......
I'll be honest: these 2 shots weren't that great! Da Silva was one of the most devastating batsmen in cricket history but neither of these 2 shots displayed good technique (which Da Silva def has); I mean there was no footwork and he looked like he was just swiping powerfully and luckily getting bat on it...so I guess what I'm saying is: find some better clips of his genuine batting because this did not impress!
@HeRsHeYsKiSsz I watched this match and It was a genuine fight back by Aravinda. This is just two "great" shot he played during his brilliant 92 runs. As I remember he played another couple of boundaries against Lee and I'm sure only a true legend like Aravinda can give a true fight back like this.
@HeRsHeYsKiSsz OK now we are cumming to the funniest part . This person talking about his foot movement. Ha... ha ...ha Richie Benaud ,one of the highly regarded
commentator says "That's one of the greatest shots you will ever see" . So we don't have anything to talk I guess .when you comment, don't be hypocrite. Learn to admire great things.
@dhruvrai14 JN was absolutely right. Those are two greatest shots I have ever seen. I have never seen any other batsmen play such positively against worlds fastest bowler. Wow... dhruvrai14 are you really 16? I wonder why you tube allows such infants to post negative comments and spoil great posts.
Man..I watch cricket more than you. He may not be the greatest player. However, he is the most stylish and fearless player . He is one of a handful of players who can perform at their peak under great pressure. On the other hand, it was not all about Lee's face. I watched this whole 2003 world cup.Lee was very accurate and was at his peak. So it was very difficult to hit against him. When he started to bowl Aravinda his figures were 8 1 26 3. However, he ended up as 10 1 52 3.
@HeRsHeYsKiSsz bro u must b jokinggg......looks like u aint played much cricket......when bowlers bowling at 90 mph and you batting with the tail 7 wkts down and chasing 300 odd runs with less over to go you gota take chances and hit the ball......tendulkar would have done the same thing....mind you aravinda comes 2 bat late down the order in that match compared 2 sachin.....
the guys bowlin at 90 mph plus n aravinda hits him over square leg......even tendulkar wont hav that much time...
great commentary!!
myfavstuff 2 months ago
Tony Grieg Is The Best....
shaantheone 2 months ago 2
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masterpiecebeta 4 months ago
prince of sri lankan cricket
sbamunua 4 months ago 2
He really was a brilliant player, Sri Lanka miss him badly, no other Sri Lankan cricketer can & will replace him!
AR25able 4 months ago
Classic commentary from Benaud and Greig
nischay1810 4 months ago 4
that first shot was incredible. most players couldn't even hit a 4 with a shot like that.
tjb2693 5 months ago
The first shot is breathtaking. The second one just made my jaw drop. Brilliant stroke-play. Quite possibly two of the most authoritative and majestic shots I've ever seen.
ChickMagnet4Real 5 months ago
Best naturally gifted batsman Sri Lanka has ever produced!! One in our lifetime...
Dumindika 5 months ago 2
he should be sri lanka's new batting coach, not marvan who cant stop predicatable sri lankan batting collapse
ScrappySuper91 5 months ago
awesome sri lankan cricketer,...
kcherath 6 months ago
Brett Lee dislikes this :D
Sonique100 6 months ago 3
@Sonique100 he liked it actually
negooog 6 months ago
aravinda disilva was tiger of asia.....great plyer.
SuperKhattak2010 7 months ago
Awesome player...
atheist382 8 months ago
ARVINDA was match Winner
mianusman1111 9 months ago
I'm an Indian fan but I love Sri Lankan cricket. Aravind was one of my favourite players partially because my name is Aravind but mainly because he was such a great striker of the ball.
731warrior 9 months ago 3
@731warrior
aravind, he is aravinda :D
amilagmail 6 months ago
still srilanka has no batsman compare to aravinda
munnarko 10 months ago 4
@munnarko I have my doubts if world cricket can ever find a batsman to rival Aravinda's pure class. Never mind just Sri Lanka.
He did not have the mental discipline, much like Mark Waugh and Carl Hooper - two more languid, delightful stroke-makers. Players like those cannot be manufactured by any coaching manual or method. They are simply, once in a generation.
Imrankniazi 10 months ago 2
I think this was his last match. Some moron commentator/presenter asked him if those sixes were meant to prove a point. Aravinda said he doesn't have to prove anything anymore. Truly a great batsman.
whatshata 10 months ago 4
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kart0100 10 months ago
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kart0100 10 months ago
Aravinda De silva is Such a Wonderful Player In Cricket History & Backbone of
Sri lankan Team During 1996 Worldcup
kart0100 10 months ago 4
I remember watching Aravinda's 66 vs India the 1996 semi finals an being in total awe. Still one of the finest batsman I have seen. He can say what he likes but neither Jayawardene nor Sangakkara are better than him.
Sheer class!!!!!
maharri 11 months ago
That first shot is just incredible!!!
moriz786 1 year ago
One of the game's legends
ranban282 1 year ago
true legend at his very best!!
krishnateja553 1 year ago 2
true legend at his very best!!
krishnateja553 1 year ago
Arvinda: fast bowlers' nightmare.
fidellse 1 year ago
I tell you this guy may not have colourfull averages like mahel or sanga
He himslef admitted that mahela is better than him
I strongly disagree as for me he is as good as lara and tendulka.
I remember once shohaib went about his usual fast inswinging yorker.
He simply fliked it four four. His strength is he get himself to good position very quickly and got large array of shots all round the wickets
even here you see it
melun1 1 year ago
Not bad for a 37-year old at the time :D If the game was played when Ara was a few years younger, who knows what might have happened?
PumuduK 1 year ago
Simply majestic!
fidellse 1 year ago
Sri lankas best batsman !! freak !!
gavmeg711 1 year ago
absolute classs......look at the time he had to hit that six over midwicket on brett lee.....the ball was well over 89 mph....real quick hands and great timing.....
multirahul85 1 year ago
great batting but who won the match
affidi 1 year ago
i am from India De silva was one of the great batsman sri lanka produced. One thing i like is he always performs good against PAKISTAN.
He's as good as SACHIN no doubt what was his avergae i think 42.
rodtorre7 1 year ago
Superb Timing.. He can salvage any bowler.. These two sixes are classic. Hitting Sixes against Brett lee with ease is simply awesome..Other than that, playing such shots on the verge of his retirement is really awesome... Truely a legend.. Hats off !!! Wonder whether Tendulkar has such timings..
cdeabrew 1 year ago
Superb Timing.. He can salvage any bowler.. These two sixes are classic. Hitting Sixes against Brett lee with ease is simply awesome..Other than that, playing such shots on the verge of his retirement is really awesome... Truely a legend.. Hats off !!! Wonder whether Tendulkar has such timings..
cdeabrew 1 year ago
genuinely, first shot is one of the great cricketing moments of all time.
fastest bowler on earth, steaming in vs a legend trying to salvage some pride in a lost cause, and on the verge of retirement.
the flick over square leg for six is just breath-taking, it takes a whole new level of skill to get an 87mph full ball for six over square leg.
the second shot is just pure brutality.
thetitan1988 1 year ago
Great Batsmen
as good as Lara and Sachin.
won more matches with a poor team
Superb Batsmen and made runs v Great Bowling
wasim waqar saqlain mushtaq mcgrath warne ambrose walsh donald pollock kumbli srinath gough cairns and the list goes on........
kabooterjajaja 1 year ago
it was a ripper
lkwasa 1 year ago
What a wonderfully gifted batsman!! That six over square leg was the most outrageous stroke ever!!
shyamr2010 1 year ago
chucker.....
maryamfariha 1 year ago
HA HA HA TAKE THAT LEEEE!!! :D:D MaDmAX!!!
amilakanda 1 year ago
"NO BALL"
FREE HIT FREE HIT FREE HIT :D
ah good ol days
XPil3s 1 year ago
Madmax at his best!!!
log4john 1 year ago
Aravinda always been one of my favourites......he is a class above players like sachin or even lara when it comes to the crunch time........he can take on the best of bowlers and even wasim akram had trouble bowling at him when wasim had enough success agains sachin and lara......
A true legend and a real class act......
multirahul85 1 year ago 2
jst some slog shots...as if a tail ender s battin
akskshri 1 year ago
@akskshri Great Batsman ...Great Shots. No other player can play like this
JNMattify 1 year ago
@akskshri shows how little you know about cricket when you say that aravinda de silva bats like a tail ender..
meyv04 1 year ago
Aravinda is master bastman
rihan86 1 year ago
when richie benoud says "its one of the great shots you will ever see..."
wow
meyv04 1 year ago
There was another 6 off Lee by Silva in this match. I am sure of it. He hits it over square leg i think
sonofthedestroyer 1 year ago
I'll be honest: these 2 shots weren't that great! Da Silva was one of the most devastating batsmen in cricket history but neither of these 2 shots displayed good technique (which Da Silva def has); I mean there was no footwork and he looked like he was just swiping powerfully and luckily getting bat on it...so I guess what I'm saying is: find some better clips of his genuine batting because this did not impress!
HeRsHeYsKiSsz 1 year ago
@HeRsHeYsKiSsz I watched this match and It was a genuine fight back by Aravinda. This is just two "great" shot he played during his brilliant 92 runs. As I remember he played another couple of boundaries against Lee and I'm sure only a true legend like Aravinda can give a true fight back like this.
JNMattify 1 year ago 33
@HeRsHeYsKiSsz OK now we are cumming to the funniest part . This person talking about his foot movement. Ha... ha ...ha Richie Benaud ,one of the highly regarded
commentator says "That's one of the greatest shots you will ever see" . So we don't have anything to talk I guess .when you comment, don't be hypocrite. Learn to admire great things.
JNMattify 1 year ago
@JNMattify
i admire your rapid response to this guys comment
but wat he is saying is not wrong
he was a fine player but neither of these shots were as good as he played
dhruvrai14 1 year ago
@dhruvrai14 JN was absolutely right. Those are two greatest shots I have ever seen. I have never seen any other batsmen play such positively against worlds fastest bowler. Wow... dhruvrai14 are you really 16? I wonder why you tube allows such infants to post negative comments and spoil great posts.
ademgrand 1 year ago 2
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@ademgrand
woe this is hard i didn't knew u were a great cricket expert , by the way wat r u 40 or 50
on the second thought after viewing these vid again i noticed it wasn't a great post too so in Ur appeal against spoiling this i am found not guilty
and y the way I'm 19
i didnt mean any disrespect to any nation or religion
plz reply
cheers
dhruvrai14 1 year ago
@ademgrand
by the way do u think this is the best
seems u dont watch this game too much
dhruvrai14 1 year ago
@ademgrand
and for your kind info neither he is considered the greatest player nor brett lee is the fastest bowler
dhruvrai14 1 year ago
@dhruvrai14
Man..I watch cricket more than you. He may not be the greatest player. However, he is the most stylish and fearless player . He is one of a handful of players who can perform at their peak under great pressure. On the other hand, it was not all about Lee's face. I watched this whole 2003 world cup.Lee was very accurate and was at his peak. So it was very difficult to hit against him. When he started to bowl Aravinda his figures were 8 1 26 3. However, he ended up as 10 1 52 3.
ademgrand 1 year ago
@ademgrand
listen bro i didnt mean to be rude or start a fight
maybe u watch hell of a cricket matches but i am too a great cricket fan
so like any other experts our opinion would not be same
cheers
dhruvrai14 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
@ademgrand
@ademgrand
woe this is hard i didn't knew u were a great cricket expert , by the way wat r u 40 or 50
on the second thought after viewing these vid again i noticed it wasn't a great post too so in Ur appeal against spoiling this i am found not guilty
and y the way I'm 19
i didnt mean any disrespect to any nation or religion
plz reply
cheers
dhruvrai14 1 year ago
@HeRsHeYsKiSsz bro u must b jokinggg......looks like u aint played much cricket......when bowlers bowling at 90 mph and you batting with the tail 7 wkts down and chasing 300 odd runs with less over to go you gota take chances and hit the ball......tendulkar would have done the same thing....mind you aravinda comes 2 bat late down the order in that match compared 2 sachin.....
the guys bowlin at 90 mph plus n aravinda hits him over square leg......even tendulkar wont hav that much time...
multirahul85 1 year ago
@HeRsHeYsKiSsz I think I'll take Richie Benaud's words ("that is one of the grreatest shots you will ever see") over yours any day ...
pubuman 1 year ago
WOW....
ashwinkpatil 1 year ago 13