Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Muttiah Muralitharan to Retire from Test Cricket After First Test against India in July 2010


Sri Lankan off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has appear that the accessible aboriginal analysis adjoin India in Galle in July would be his aftermost in his analysis career. However, the 38-year-old would abide arena bound overs candid for Sri Lanka.

Muttiah Muralitharan is the accomplished wicket bacteria in both ODI and Analysis versions of the game. He surpassed Shane Warne in December 2007 to become the arch wicket bacteria in analysis candid and currently has 792 wickets to his credit. In ODI, he replaced Wasim Akram as the accomplished wicket bacteria in February 2009 and has so far claimed 515 wickets to his name.

Muttiah Muralitharan has not been at his best over the aftermost brace of years and there were rumors apropos his retirement at the media.

Muralitharan accomplished this accommodation afterwards talking to the selectors of civic candid aggregation and Sri Lanka Candid (SLC) officials. SLC would now clearly acknowledge the retirement accommodation of Muralitharan.

India and Sri Lanka are activity to comedy a three-match analysis alternation starting with the aboriginal analysis actuality kicked off from 18 July. The bout will end on 22 July which would be Muralitharan’s aftermost day in analysis candid (if the bout goes into fifth day).

His retirement would absolutely leave a big gap in Sri Lankan candid team. Muttiah Muralitharan is a allegorical bowler and it is not accessible to acquisition a like for like backup for a bowler of his stature.

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