wht a gr8 bowler… :k: this probably is the 2nd best thing to happen in the history of sri lankan cricket. first winning the WC in 1996. congrats to murli and all the best to him for the future.
88.4 Muralitharan to Collingwood, OUT, that’s the world record and it’s so simple a dismissal … Hoggard plays down the wrong line and the ball clips the top of middle and off stumps, sparking celebrations in the middle, dancing in the stands and firecrackers are set off all over the place. Somebody in the crowd has thought ahead and prepared a poster with Murali smiling above the numbers 709. You can’t match his grin out there now, though. PD Collingwood b Muralitharan 45 (121b 3x4 0x6) SR: 37.19*
i doubt if anyone will be able to over take murli’s tally of wkts in tests. he still got few years of cricket left in him and that magical number of 1000 wkts in test is not too far either.
If Kaneria shows patience and variety like Murli, he can surely do some damage and earn more wickets in coming future. He has shown great passion towards the game and has improved with respect to fielding and batting, but his bowling needs more improvment. He is not in the same league with Kumble, Warne and Murli, but has the potential and age to be there.
All his detractors, all his critics, they can say what they want about him.
But he is the greatest wicket taker in the history of our game and is going to end up with such numbers no-one will ever come near. Certainly not for several decades.
61 5w hauls. That is at a rate of 1 in 3 innings. Incredible.
Kaneria will be turing 27 on Dec 16. He has good 10 years ahead of him. If Danish remains fit and continues to improve his game, he can achieve the 500 mark.
He is an incredible bowler. A champion one. Best off spinner. Congratulations to him. But he couldnt have ended up with this many wickets playing for any other team other than SL. He was their only consistent strike bowler who could take wickets and that really helped him. Kudos to him for doing that consistently.
“I congratulate Murali for breaking the record I had,” Warne said. "It was nice to have the record for a short while but I knew I would only have it for a short time. "Murali has said he wanted to take 1,000 Test wickets and he has every chance of getting there. "If he does I don’t think anyone else will catch him. "He’s been a wonderful player for a long period of time. He’s an excellent competitor and has been great for Sri Lankan cricket. He’s a great bloke too. “I’ve been to Sri Lanka to help him after the (December 2004) tsunami and we now even have a trophy named after the two of us. I’d just like to say ’ well done on the record '.” Muralidaran’s career has been blighted by concerns over the legitimacy of his action. “Despite what people say, he’ll be remembered as one of the game’s great bowlers,” Warne said.
Murali is here to stay http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/current/story/323564.html
“I am not sure but right now I would like to see if I can play until the 2011 World Cup which will be held in Sri Lanka. I am still really enjoying my cricket and as long as that continues and I am fit then I’d like to continue. There are still plenty of things I’d like to achieve, including another World Cup win, a win against Australia in Australia and a series win against England in England.”