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Talismanic????

 
Ewart 2019-04-26 19:32:22 

Talismanic opener Chris Gayle heads a powerful batting line-up that sees the return of fellow left-hander Evin Lewis....



Anybody tell me what that word means: Talismanic. Seems to be in regular use these days but what do the writers think it means?

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DIEHARD 2019-04-26 19:40:27 

In reply to Ewart

But...they not wrong..u dont think he's talismanic?

What have been WI ODI results with and without Chris Gayle?

 
DIEHARD 2019-04-26 19:49:26 

Since Holder has been captain..30 matches involving Chris Gayle..10 wins..39 without him..10 wins..not forgetting that Holder is the worst ODI skipper in the history of WI cricket.

 
DIEHARD 2019-04-26 19:52:36 

Interesting stat..JHo has never won a ODI series as skipper..he's drawn one with Chris Gayle..vs England..world # 1..and drawn one without Gayle ....vs Afghanistan..world #...10?

 
natty_forever 2019-04-26 20:02:52 

representing and inspiring a particular group

 
Larr Pullo 2019-04-26 20:20:37 

In reply to Ewart

Maybe it mean old or ancient... razz razz razz

 
imusic 2019-04-26 22:37:58 

Lucky charm

 
Ewart 2019-04-27 16:31:08 

In reply to Larr Pullo



lol lol lol


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mikesiva 2019-04-27 16:35:38 

In reply to Ewart

This morning, a BBC reporter described Brexit as divisory!
big grin
I think she meant divisive.

The other thing that annoys me in the UK is how they use disinterested when they really mean uninterested.

We all know that the eighth letter is aitch. Then why do so many English people say haitch? Including BBC journalists,

 
Ewart 2019-04-27 16:35:43 

In reply to imusic

Lucky charm



Indeed. That is what a Talisman is. A lucky charm.

But whose lucky charm is he? Who is he charming? Certainly not that Aussie reporter whose pitch he had/has not tried.

What the hell does this description have to do with Gayle's cricket? Why do reporters OR headline writers use this word to describe him??

redface rolleyes

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imusic 2019-04-27 16:49:50 

In reply to Ewart

I think it’s a certain type of artistic license

Look back to the last England test and ODI series in particular. How would WI have fared without Gayle’s contributions?

Gayle brings a fear factor to the opposition. Viv had it. Lara had it. So too Gayle.

Without them in the lineup, it’s just not the same....for both the team
And the opposition.

That’s the context I think “talismanic” is being used in this instance.

In the NBA, Robert Horry could also be deemed as talismanic, but a bit differently.

He won more NBA titles than anyone (or at least as much). He wasn’t a “star” per se. the opposition didn’t necessarily “fear” Robert Horry. But whatever team he went to seemed to win the NBA title. A literal “lucky charm” for that team