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(c)Cricinfo en-gb "If we give fair wickets, the spectators will say it's become boring because the T20 followers want entertainment, so they want to see the fours and sixes," Muthiah Muralidaran says https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/416300/416373.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1534564.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1534564.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-mi-vs-srh-muthiah-muralidaran-feels-fair-contest-between-bat-and-ball-will-kill-sponsor-interest-in-ipl-1534564 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:11:24 GMT Modern day greats advise bowlers to use the bounce to their advantage https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/287100/287111.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1334821.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1334821.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2022-muthiah-muralidaran-and-daniel-vettori-give-away-the-secrets-to-spin-bowling-in-australia-1334821 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 17:12:40 GMT The second season will be played from September 17 to October 8 across five cities in India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/334300/334306.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1327085.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1327085.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sourav-ganguly-eoin-morgan-muthiah-muralidaran-misbah-ul-haq-johnson-among-53-to-play-in-legends-league-cricket-1327085 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 07:35:08 GMT There has long been a view that SLC's existing constitution is unfit for purpose https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/287100/287111.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1251855.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1251855.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/group-including-muttiah-muralitharan-submits-petition-in-court-for-overhaul-of-flawed-slc-constitution-1251855 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jayawardene's 120 trumps Hick's 126* as Sri Lanka hunt down 303 with two balls to spare https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/302200/302266.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1220471.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1220471.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1220471 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Twenty-eight years on from the match that transformed world cricket, India recaptured the crown, and this time they did in their very own backyard https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/131000/131026.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/1220090.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/1220090.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1220090 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It is set to be played in February 2020 in Mumbai and will feature players from five countries https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/168300/168309.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1203795.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1203795.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1203795 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite the eliminator ending at 1.27am, Muttiah Muralitharan's wits were intact as he broke down Sunrisers Hyderabad's season and the loss against Kolkata Knight Riders in Bengaluru https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/247100/247163.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/content/story/1098321.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/content/story/1098321.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1098321 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Australia women's captain Karen Rolton was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in a ceremony during the tea break on the opening day of the Adelaide Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/255400/255480.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/women/content/story/1068196.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/women/content/story/1068196.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1068196 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka Cricket will invite Muttiah Muralitharan to present awards at the conclusion of the ongoing series against Australia, SLC president Thilanga Sumathipala has said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/247100/247163.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/content/story/1044473.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/content/story/1044473.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1044473 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene has revealed that one of the biggest challenges he faced as Sri Lanka captain was to convince Muttiah Muralitharan to overcome his "defensive mindset" as a bowler https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111100/111111.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1039995.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1039995.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1039995 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Sri Lanka offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan has become the first player from his country to be voted into the ICC Hall of Fame https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119600/119640.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/1039767.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/1039767.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1039767 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT SLC and Muttiah Muralitharan have traded caustic verbal blows following an altercation between Murali and the Sri Lanka team manager over Murali's consulting role with the Australia side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/247100/247159.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/content/story/1039179.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/content/story/1039179.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1039179 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has been working with Australia in a consulting role in the lead-up to their first Test against Sri Lanka in Pallekele https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187500/187529.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/content/story/1034157.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/content/story/1034157.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1034157 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Sri Lanka offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan has been named Sunrisers Hyderabad's bowling coach and team mentor for the 2015 Indian Premier League season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145400/145443.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/822315.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/822315.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-822315 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Retiring batsman Mahela Jayawardene is one of Sri Lanka's greatest with the bat and as captain, Muttiah Muralitharan has said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/97600/97642.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/760309.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/760309.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-760309 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT By making use of Muttiah Muralitharan and Trevor Bayliss, Australian cricket continues to sail in a pragmatic, common-sense direction https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187500/187529.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/753495.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/753495.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-753495 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia have made a dramatic move in their attempts to improve their spin credentials in Asian conditions, hiring Muttiah Muralitharan as a coaching consultant for this year's Test series against Pakistan in the UAE https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187500/187529.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-australia-2014/content/story/753457.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-australia-2014/content/story/753457.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-753457 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of IPL news on May 17, 2014 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/184900/184955.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/745349.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/745349.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-745349 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Waqar Younis and Muttiah Muralitharan have been appointed pace and spin bowling consultants respectively for Bengal, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) confirmed after its working committee meeting on Monday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127400/127447.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/726975.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/726975.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-726975 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan and Virender Sehwag are among the players named in the MCC squad for next month's Champion County match in Abu Dhabi https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110502.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/720921.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/720921.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-720921 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jamaica Tallawahs qualified for the semi-finals of the Caribbean Premier League, beating Barbados Tridents by six wickets at Sabina Park https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165200/165249.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/caribbean-premier-league-2013/content/story/663215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/caribbean-premier-league-2013/content/story/663215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-663215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan believes the debuting Caribbean Premier League has a bright future but should aim for a window in international cricket to be able to attract the best talent from across the world https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/164200/164205.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/caribbean-premier-league-2013/content/story/661023.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/caribbean-premier-league-2013/content/story/661023.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-661023 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has asked the West Indies Cricket Board to reschedule the inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL), in order to avoid a scheduling overlap with the Sri Lanka Premier League https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148600/148637.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/634878.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/634878.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-634878 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has expressed disappointment at the BCCI's ruling to disallow Sri Lankan players from participating in matches in Chennai https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152400/152403.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/content/story/626941.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/content/story/626941.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626941 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed Chaminda Vaas as national fast bowling coach for two years, after weeks of negotiations with the former left-arm fast bowler https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151700/151781.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/605690.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/605690.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-605690 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka Cricket is considering Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas for spin and fast bowling coaching positions, SLC chief executive Ajit Jayasekara said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152700/152788.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/602637.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/602637.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-602637 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan ripped through the Adelaide Strikers to send the Melbourne Renegades back to the top of the Big Bash ladder with a crushing 48-run win at Etihad Stadium https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153000/153095.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2012/content/story/599446.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2012/content/story/599446.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-599446 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Test cricket's two leading wicket-takers, Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, will face off in the Big Bash League season opener https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/82100/82182.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2012/content/story/595653.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2012/content/story/595653.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-595653 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan confirmed he would play for the Renegades in the Big Bash League https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130500/130519.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/572082.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/572082.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-572082 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has declared his intention to play in the Big Bash League next season, and the Melbourne Renegades could be the most likely team to win his services https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130600/130690.4.png https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/571093.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/571093.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-571093 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka's record-breaking spin bowler, has dismissed England's Twenty20 format as "old fashioned" and called for it to adopt the franchise format favoured by the IPL. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140300/140307.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/568264.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/568264.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568264 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Royal Challengers Bangalore were without their talisman Chris Gayle, who had an injured groin, but four other overseas players performed roles expected of them to give the campaign a successful start https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144400/144424.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/content/story/560241.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/content/story/560241.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-560241 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has said that Bangladesh will need variety in their bowling stocks to complement the surfeit of left-arm spinners emerging in the country https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130600/130692.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-premier-league-2012/content/story/553429.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-premier-league-2012/content/story/553429.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553429 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan, the leading wicket-taker in Test and ODI cricket, will be back at Gloucestershire this year to play a part in the county's Friends Life t20 campaign https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140300/140307.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/gloucestershire/content/story/551612.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/gloucestershire/content/story/551612.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551612 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara says the team will have to continue practicing to improve, instead of dwelling on excuses https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140100/140143.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/546830.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/546830.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-546830 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has said he hopes another IPL franchise will sign him now that the BCCI has terminated Kochi Tuskers Kerala https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137300/137383.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/content/story/533169.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/content/story/533169.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-533169 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jack Taylor marked his Friends Life t20 debut with 4 for 16 as Gloucestershire upset the form book with a two-wicket win over Somerset at Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521558.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521558.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521558 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gavin Larsen, chief executive of Cricket Wellington said that the province hadn't "paid above the odds" to secure the services of former Sri Lanka offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130500/130565.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/515047.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/515047.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-515047 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wellington have secured the service of Sri Lanka's champion offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan for next season's domestic Twenty20 tournament https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130700/130722.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/514932.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/514932.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-514932 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Sri Lanka captain Hashan Tillakaratne has said he is ready to share information with the ICC to back his allegations regarding match-fixing in Sri Lanka, since 1992 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132500/132535.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/513585.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/513585.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-513585 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT IPL Chairman Chirayu Amin has said that the controversy surrounding Sri Lanka Cricket's (SLC) decision to recall the Sri Lankan players participating in the IPL by May 5 to prepare for the tour of England will be resolved shortly https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130900/130994.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/511265.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/511265.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-511265 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lasith Malinga has said he could not bowl yorkers in the final against India because the ball was wet, while Muttiah Muralitharan said the inability of the spinners to get wickets caused the loss https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/131000/131053.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509387.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-509387 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara was named captain of the ICC's team of the World Cup 2011 that is dominated by players from India and Sri Lanka, with seven spots going to the finalists https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/128200/128259.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509370.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509370.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-509370 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara rued not being able to give Muttiah Muralitharan the perfect send-off in what was his final international appearance for Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/131000/131038.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509297.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509297.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-509297 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Twenty-eight years on from the match that transformed the history of world cricket, India recaptured the crown that Kapil Dev and his men first lifted at Lord's in 1983, and this time they did in their very own back yard https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/131000/131026.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509121.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509121.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-509121 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A day ahead of the World Cup final, Sri Lanka have replaced injured allrounder Angelo Mathews with offspinner Suraj Randiv from their 15-member squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117900/117959.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/508995.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/508995.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-508995 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka coach Trevor Bayliss insists Muttiah Muralitharan will play in the World Cup final despite continued worries over his fitness https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130500/130519.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/508885.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/508885.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-508885 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Injury concerns over Muttiah Muralitharan and Angelo Mathews have forced the Sri Lankan team to call up Chaminda Vaas and Suraj Randiv as standbys ahead of the World Cup final against India on April 2 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123800/123861.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/508852.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/508852.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-508852 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka overcame a serious bout of the jitters to book their place in Saturday's World Cup final in Mumbai, as New Zealand bowed out in the last four for the sixth time in ten campaigns https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130700/130715.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/508490.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/508490.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-508490 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga put their team within touching distance of the World Cup semi-finals, as they overcame a tricky start to their innings to lay into England's bowlers with an unbeaten first-wicket stand of 132 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130500/130583.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/508095.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/508095.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-508095 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka received a huge boost ahead of their World Cup quarter-final match against England on Saturday when their key spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was declared fit to play https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130500/130519.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/507984.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/507984.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-507984 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Trevor Bayliss, Sri Lanka's coach, has said that Muttiah Muralitharan looks good to get back to match fitness for Sri Lanka's quarter-final against England on Saturday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130100/130194.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/507614.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/507614.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-507614 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan will use the gap between Sri Lanka's last group match and their quarter-final to rest and recover from the hamstring trouble he faced against New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130100/130189.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/507067.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/507067.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-507067 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's old-guard combined to ease to a 112-run victory over New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium. Kumar Sangakkara made his first ODI century since June 2008, supported by a controversial 66 from Jayawardene to haul Sri Lanka up to 265 before Muralith https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130100/130197.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/506828.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/506828.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-506828 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has pulled out of the proposed stint with the Brisbane-based Centre of Excellence in May, due to commitments with his IPL and English county teams https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/129100/129180.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/503683.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/503683.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-503683 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has signed a two-year deal with Gloucestershire exclusively for Twenty20 cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121900/121907.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/gloucestershire/content/story/500293.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/gloucestershire/content/story/500293.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-500293 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The man whom Australia once treated as an outcast, Muttiah Muralitharan, is in talks to be signed on as a guest spin coach with the Brisbane-based Centre of Excellence https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123300/123341.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/500077.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/500077.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-500077 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has said he will retire from all international cricket after the 2011 World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123300/123341.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/497657.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/497657.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-497657 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has been rested from the Sri Lankan side for the first two one-dayers of the upcoming five-match series against West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125500/125553.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490411.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490411.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-490411 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka came on this tour with the goal of beating Australia in a series and achieved it with a match to spare https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123900/123940.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2010/content/story/485472.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2010/content/story/485472.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-485472 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has forgiven the umpire Darrell Hair and forgotten the no-ball call that threatened to derail his career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/49700/49796.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2010/content/story/482674.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2010/content/story/482674.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-482674 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan's team-mates expect no lessening of the offspinner's powers as he begins life as an international limited-overs specialist https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119100/119112.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2010/content/story/482525.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2010/content/story/482525.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-482525 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has been named in Sri Lanka's 16-member squad for the upcoming, short limited-overs tour of Australia. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/122100/122195.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2010/content/story/479602.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2010/content/story/479602.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-479602 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan, the Sri Lankan offspinner, has become the latest cricketer to call for life bans for those guilty of fixing https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/477159.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/477159.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-477159 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Anil Kumble and Muttiah Muralitharan could be soon working together in training young spinners https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119600/119642.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/469998.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/469998.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-469998 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has lashed out at longtime critic Bishan Bedi, the former Indian captain, calling him an 'ordinary bowler' https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119400/119432.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/469491.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/469491.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-469491 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said his team couldn't have scripted it better after they beat India by ten wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the first Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119600/119658.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/468469.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/468469.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-468469 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has said that retiring after taking his 800th wicket and helping Sri Lanka win his farewell Test, against India in Galle, was one of the greatest moments in his life https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119600/119658.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/468446.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/468446.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-468446 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Forget the result of the Test. Sri Lanka won by ten wickets. Look at the bigger picture. Muttiah Muralitharan has reached the magical 800 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119600/119648.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/468370.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/468370.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-468370 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan collected his 67th five-for to help Sri Lanka enforce the follow-on before Lasith Malinga knocked the fight out of India by removing both Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid near the end of the day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119500/119599.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/468199.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/468199.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-468199 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As Muttiah Muralitharan prepares for his farewell Test match, Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara cautioned his team not to get carried away by the occasion and instead concentrate on beating India in the first Test at Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119100/119112.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/467699.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/467699.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-467699 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan is happy to retire while people are still asking him to play on https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119400/119431.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/467682.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/467682.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-467682 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For one last time in Test cricket, that most controversial bowling arm of our times will release the ball https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118500/118582.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/467663.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/467663.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-467663 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The chief curator at the Galle International Stadium, Jayananda Warnaweera, has ruled out producing a turning pitch for the first Test as a farewell gift to Muttiah Muralitharan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107300/107348.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/467609.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/467609.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-467609 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya has received another blow after being left out of the 20 players Sri Lanka Cricket offered central contracts https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117000/117073.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/467227.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/467227.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-467227 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Pakistan offspinner Saqlain Mushtaq, widely regarded as the inventer of the doosra, hailed the retiring Muttiah Muralitharan as the "best spinner of his generation" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/92000/92043.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/466658.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/466658.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-466658 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ross Emerson, the Australian umpire who no-balled Muttiah Muralitharan during an ODI against England in Adelaide in 1999, insists the offspinner doesn't deserve his record of most wickets in Tests and the 50-over format https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/17200/17271.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/466590.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/466590.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-466590 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has singled out Harbhajan Singh as the only bowler capable of emulating his record feat in Tests https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110545.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/466431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/466431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-466431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Warne pays tribute to Muttiah Muralitharan after the latter announced his retirement from Tests https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/4000/4041.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/466378.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/466378.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-466378 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan, the leading wicket-taker in Tests and ODIs, will retire from Test cricket after the first Test against India in Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/97600/97670.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/466299.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/466299.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-466299 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan, the Sri Lankan spinner, was ruled out of the ICC World Twenty20 after aggravating a groin injury during the Super Eights game against West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107000/107002.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/458986.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/458986.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-458986 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan is once again a major doubt for the rest of the World Twenty20 after he pulled up with a recurrence of his groin injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111200/111286.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/458888.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/458888.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-458888 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Thushara, the left-arm seamer, has been called in as cover for Muttiah Muralitharan in the Sri Lankan squad for the ICC World Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106800/106819.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/458663.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/458663.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-458663 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka are going to give Muttiah Muralitharan extra time to try and recover from the groin injury which ruled him out of the match against Zimbabwe https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111200/111286.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/458263.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/458263.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-458263 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mediocrity met mediocrity on Sunday night, and somehow produced the first tie of the third edition of IPL https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/115300/115372.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/452916.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/452916.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-452916 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan says he has forgiven John Howard for publicly deciding in 2004 that he was a chucker but remained unconvinced of the former Australian prime minister's ability to woo the powerful Asian blo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/99000/99012.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/450603.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/450603.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-450603 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan and Dilhara Fernando have been ruled out of the ODI series in India because of finger injuries. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111200/111286.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439629.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439629.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439629 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has expressed doubts over his participation in the two Twenty20s against India after damaging ligaments in his right bowling hand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110545.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438277.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438277.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438277 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan, the Sri Lankan spinner, has said he may quit international cricket before the 2011 World Cup that will be held in the subcontinent https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106600/106641.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437258.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437258.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437258 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia might have to reconsider their overseas signings for the Twenty20 Big Bash due to a clash with Sri Lanka's international schedule https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106600/106641.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/427603.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/427603.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-427603 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka, polished by an unbroken 68-run stand between Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, bolstered their grip on the second Test with a lead of 339 and eight wickets in hand - and two days to go https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107500/107594.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422505.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422505.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422505 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Victoria have signed Muttiah Muralitharan for the Australian domestic Twenty20 tournament in 2009-10 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106600/106641.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/422177.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/422177.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422177 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Richardson has reopened the question over Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling action by saying that he was convinced many of his deliveries were well beyond the 15-degree allowance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106500/106511.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/421448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/421448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-421448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There was no case of second-time-unlucky for Tillakaratne Dilshan, and a blazing century pushed a tummy-bug-hit New Zealand to the brink as the Galle Test entered its climactic phase https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107100/107156.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420661.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420661.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420661 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has said New Zealand are unlikely to collapse the way Pakistan did last month in Galle because the pitch was yet to dry and break up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107200/107266.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420608.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420608.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420608 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Thushara and Muttiah Muralitharan were Sri Lanka's bowling heroes, while Tim McIntosh, who faced 226 balls for his 69, led the resistance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107200/107252.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420535.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420535.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420535 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has returned to Sri Lanka's Test squad for the series against New Zealand after recovering from injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105800/105837.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419066.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419066.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419066 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Coming in with Sri Lanka struggling at 173 for 7 in the 45th over, Muttiah Muralitharan smashed 32 off 15 balls to lift them to 232 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106500/106563.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/417025.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/417025.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-417025 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has said he will retire from Test cricket at the end of Sri Lanka's home series against West Indies in November 2010 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104000/104089.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/417016.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/417016.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-417016 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT