Interview Of Marven Atapatu

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This Interview is taken from one of the chat sites which is use to call cricketers for the live chat.

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Marvan Atapattu

Sri Lankan Batsman

Question > You have a good record against Pakistan. Do

you enjoy playing against them?

Marvan Atapattu > I also have a good record against some

other teams. But yes, I enjoy playing against Pakistan .

Question> You are one of the quality opening batsmen in

the world. What are the qualities that go into the making of

a successful opening batsman?

Marvan Atapattu > You should know where your off-stump

is. Experience and determination also matter a lot .

Question > Which batsman have you modelled your game

on?

Marvan Atapattu > Nobody. But I admire a few players. I

admire Sachin Tendulkar .

Question > You open with Jayasuriya so often, do you ever

feel overshadowed, as he is such an explosive batsman?

Marvan Atapattu > Not really. Whenever I bat, I just play

my game and Sanath plays his .

Question > Who are the bowlers who trouble you often?

Marvan Atapattu > Wasim Akram has troubled me

consistently .

Question > Which one do you prefer playing spin or fast

bowling?

Marvan Atapattu > Fast bowling, because it is easy to play

fast bowlers. There is too much pressure while facing

spinners with close fielders. Of course all this is purely

mental. But it helps if you have a scored a few runs off the

faster bowlers and then face the spinners as you are set by

that time .

Question > What has been your greatest cricketing

moment?

Marvan Atapattu > Scoring a hundred in the Emirates

Trophy final at Lords against England in 1998 .

Question > Who do you think is the best batsman in the

world?

Marvan Atapattu > Definitely Sachin Tendulkar. Just have a

look at his records .

Question > You are one of the few Test opening batsmen

who have made a success of batting at no 3 in the one

dayers? How difficult is it to adapt especially when you

know that you are not a stroke player?

Marvan Atapattu > I don't agree that I'm not a stroke

player, adjusting to one dayers, I haven't really changed my

game as my role is of an anchorman. I haven't changed my

batting style much, unless I'm batting in the slog-overs .

Question > What is your birthdate?

Marvan Atapattu > November 22, 1970 .

Question > How do you cope when the pitch is difficult and

the bowler is on top?

Marvan Atapattu > There are bound to be times when the

bowler is bowling very well and is on top of you, and a

batsman should always expect it. Once he is mentally

prepared for it then I don't think it is difficult .

Question > Which is your favourite country to tour in?

Marvan Atapattu > I enjoy playing in South Africa as I like

the pitches there and I also like the country.

Question > Do Sri Lankan players face similar criticism

when they perform poorly as compared to Indian or

Pakistani cricketers?

Marvan Atapattu > Life for the Sri Lankan cricketers isn't as

tough as the Indians or Pakistanis because our public is a

little more tolerant .

Question > Do you think that Test cricket is picking up

faster?

Marvan Atapattu > Definitely and that's because of the way

Aussies are playing the game. Just like we started the

theory of scoring quickly in the first fifteen overs,

Australia's policy of scoring at least four runs in an over has

really revolutionised Test cricket .

Carol > Besides cricket what other interests do you have?

Marvan Atapattu > I love maintaining my car, I own a

Volkswagen .

Question > Who is your ideal?

Marvan Atapattu > As a cricketer, I admired Botham a lot

because of his superhuman feats particularly during the

1981 Ashes series .

Question > What are the goals that you have set yourself?

Marvan Atapattu > To average 40 plus in both forms of

cricket .

Question > Which is the best Test innings you have

played?

Marvan Atapattu > The double hundred against Pakistan in

Kandy in 2000 was my best Test innings .

Question > Who is the best captain that you have

played under?

Marvan Atapattu > Undoubtedly Arjuna, he has done so

much for Sri Lankan cricket .

Question > Don't you feel that Sachin has some problems

with off cutters, especially from a fast medium pacer like

Abdul Razzak?

Marvan Atapattu > Just because Razzak has dismissed him

a couple of times it doesn't mean he has a technical

problem. If Sachin has a problem then every-one does .

Question > How did you keep yourself motivated after having

made a disastrous debut as you scored just one run in six

innings?

Marvan Atapattu > Fortunately I wasn't a Pakistani or

Indian cricketer otherwise I would have never comeback. I

had a goal to play for Sri Lanka and it kept me going .

Question > How difficult is it to live out of a suitcase day in and

day out all through the year and what toll does it take on a

cricketer?

Marvan Atapattu > It is tough yes, but then one has to

make sacrifices when one is playing for the country. There

are so many other benefits too that come along with being

an international cricketer. As it is we play for a short period

may be ten years or so during that time one has to make

these sacrifices. It is tough but one has to deal with it. It's

part of the game. And one has to give it 100 percent. Family

support is also important when you are away on long tours

.

Question > Do you think you have peaked as a cricketer?

Marvan Atapattu > I don't think so. I am never happy or

satisfied with my performance. The day I'll be satisfied I'll

stop playing the game. I'm still learning .

Question > How do you manage to play reverse swing so

well? What is the secret of facing it?

Marvan Atapattu > If you watch the bowler's hand, you

know how it will swing; you must play it late if you don't

spot it from the bowler's hand .

Question > Did you always want to be an opener?

Marvan Atapattu > Not at all. I happened to be an opener

because I had a bad start and the administrators thought

that I was nervous in the dressing room and they thought it

was best to send me in early. I started off with bowling

leg-spinners. I wish I had continued bowling leggies

because it would have been a good option for the team .

Question > What are your views on match fixing?

Marvan Atapattu > It should never have happened. It

shocked me to see names like Cronje and Azhar involved.

But now all that is past and we can just concentrate on

cricket .

Question > Do you support "sledging" tactics by the

opposition and is it good for the game?

Marvan Atapattu > It is not good for cricket. There has to

be aggression from fast bowlers, but within a certain limit,

talking and abusing doesn't help. Good cricketers don't

talk. Look at Sachin. He lets his bat do the talking .

Question > Does Sri Lanka still miss D'Silva?

Marvan Atapattu > Yes but then Sri Lanka will go on

playing without Aravinda, Murali, Jayasuriya or Atapattu >.

There are going to be players who will be better than all

these. Yes it is a big loss but then the game is bigger than

the players and cricket goes on it has to .

Question > Who is your source of inspiration?

Marvan Atapattu > My wife, she inspires me in every way .

Question > How popular is cricket among Sri Lankan women?

Marvan Atapattu > The game is not as popular with Sri

Lankan women as it is with any other women .

Question > If you were given three wishes, what would you ask

for?

Marvan Atapattu > 1] Peace 2] No discrimination .

Question > Have you contemplated life beyond cricket? If yes,

what would be the options? Commentary or coaching or do

you want to get away from the game completely?

Marvan Atapattu > I won't say I'll get away from cricket

completely, the little I know I'll get it across to young

players. But I do have a job at a private bank in Colombo;

I'll concentrate on that .

Sign off message > Thanks for being with me on the net, it

was a wonderful experience it was the first time and I hope

there are many such experiences. Thanks and goodbye !

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