A calm and cool player in a crisis Russel Arnold dragged Sri Lanka out of many sticky situations. He was highly valued for his gritty qualities. He was considered an ideal No. 6; he was also a brilliant fielder and bowled useful off breaks.
Russel Arnold played international cricket for Sri Lanka for 10 years between 1997 and 2007.
He made 3 test hundreds in 44 tests and scored 3960 runs in 180 one day internationals. In this exclusive interview with CricketCrowd
Arnold reveals the highlights of career which ended after the 2007 World Cup final;the best players that he played against Wasim Akram Brian Lara and Murali;how he got his first lucky break in international cricket;the changes in the modern game as observed during his 10 year career at the highest level;what life offers to him after cricket;
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2007 ICC World Cup NZL v ... 1999/00 Coca-Cola Champio ... 2007 ICC World Cup IND v ... 1996/97 SRL v PAK 2007 ICC World Cup AUS v ... 2002 ENG v SRL 1998 Emirates Triangular ...Series Tagged in ClipDex
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McGrath, Glenn D Ranatunga, Arjuna Hathurusinghe, Upul C Wasim Akram Ambrose, Curtly E L Jayawardene, D P Mahela Mahanama, Roshan S Lara, Brian Charles Gilchrist, Adam C Vaas, W P U J Chaminda Tendulkar, Sachin R Saqlain Mushtaq Muralitharan, Muttiah Mohammad Zahid Malinga, Lasith Warne, Shane K Jayasuriya, Sanath T Arnold, Russel P Atapattu, Marvan S de Silva, AravindaGrounds Tagged in ClipDex
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CricketCrowd SpecialsNice to see Zaid get a mention...he was very very quick in 1997.
He was right to pick Lara over Sachin...Lara won more matches thru his brilliance.
Arnold... a thoughtful, classy player / competitor and person. Excellent interview.
A great cricketer "Cool Russel" was one of my all time 'number 6' in any one day side!. A great contributin to the great game by a great player. Thanks to Cricket Crowd and Russel Arnold for this great video.
He appears to have had a love-hate relationship with Murali
What, how can Lara be better than Sachin. No way. Look at Sachin's record, and longevity over 20 years
Arnold picked Wasim Akram as his best fast bowler...and his comments on "super quick" Mohammed Zaid is interesting.
Great interview....yes, Arnold is calm and collected even in this interview...always liked his under-stated style.
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