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Peers and former greats pay tribute to Murali

14-Jul-2007•Charlie Austin

'He is very hungry'

'He is very hungry'

Peers and former greats pay tribute to Murali

14-Jul-2007•Cricinfo staff

'I haven't taken five wickets in an innings in Australia'

'I haven't taken five wickets in an innings in Australia'

Murali said that his main focus was not on breaking Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne's world record but for Sri Lanka to win the two-Test series in Australia later this year

14-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Murali reaches 700 as Sri Lanka win 3-0

Murali reaches 700 as Sri Lanka win 3-0

Muttiah Muralitharan became just the second bowler in history to reach 700 Test wickets as Sri Lanka rounded off a clean sweep of Bangladesh at Kandy, their 50th win in Tests

14-Jul-2007•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Sangakkara plays down record talk

Sangakkara plays down record talk

Kumar Sangakkara played down comparisons with batting greats after a second consecutive double hundred against Bangladesh

13-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Prolific Sangakkara puts Sri Lanka in command

Prolific Sangakkara puts Sri Lanka in command

Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara combined for a 311-run third-wicket partnership to see Sri Lanka out of early trouble on day three at Kandy and finish off on a position from where Muttiah Muralitharan can press for a clean sweep of the series

13-Jul-2007•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Murali doubts passing Warne's record in Australia

Murali doubts passing Warne's record in Australia

Muttiah Muralitharan described his performance of taking a century of wickets at Asgiriya International Stadium as 'a tremendous achievement in a long career'

12-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Murali's six-for drives away rainy-day blues

Murali's six-for drives away rainy-day blues

On a second consecutive day of rain-marred cricket, Sri Lanka made the most of the intermittent passages of play at Kandy's Asgiriya International Stadium

12-Jul-2007•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Bangladesh struggle on rain-hit day

Bangladesh struggle on rain-hit day

Only 29 overs were possible on a rain-marred first day's play at Kandy's Asgiriya International Stadium but enough for Sri Lanka to continue their domination over Bangladesh

11-Jul-2007•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

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