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Thursday, 22 July 2010

Muralitharan retires on eight hundred test wickets.

Spin bowling sometimes appears to be operating on the interface of sport and alchemy. It certainly proves to be a mystery to many batsmen at times. No one epitomised this unfathomable craft better than Sri Lankan hero Muttiah Muralitharan. The legendary off spinner with the controversial action has taken his 800th test wicket on the final day of his test career. A fabulous bowler Muralitharan has also been a quietly spoken but determined supporter of both his Tamil people and peace in Sri Lanker.

1 comment:

Gitane said...

I watched Mark Ramprekash's analysis on channel 4 and he explained exactly why Mulatharan is the tricky bugger he is. No tricks just pure skill!