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Murali named in party for Australian tour

Muttiah Muralitharan has been named in Sri Lanka's 16-man squad for the short 'Top End Tour' of Australia tour which starts later this month

04-Jun-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Murali releases personal statement - 'Doosra is legal'

Muttiah Muralitharan, who has been named in a 16-man squad for Sri Lanka's tour of Australia, has released a personal statement asserting that his doosra, which has been barred by the ICC, is a fair delivery and will eventually be considered legal

04-Jun-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Murali might tour Australia: Sri Lanka board

The Sri Lankan board has indicated that Muttiah Muralitharan might still be part of the squad for the tour to Australia which starts later this month

02-Jun-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Harbhajan stands up for Murali

Harbhajan Singh has come out in defence of Muttiah Muralitharan, saying he should have been questioned at the start of his career instead

25-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka abandons plan to sue ICC over Murali

A Sri Lankan government spokesperson revealed today that it had abandoned plans to sue the International Cricket Council for banning Muttiah Muralitharan's doosra

24-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Murali over-sensitive to criticism: Warne

Shane Warne has reacted to Muttiah Muralitharan's decision to skip the tour of Australia by saying that he is too sensitive to criticism

22-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Sri Lankan PM to seek diplomatic support

Sri Lanka's prime minister has said that he will seek diplomatic support from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to oppose the ICC's decision to ban Muttiah Muralitharan's doosra

20-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Muralitharan mobbed in triumphant homecoming

Muttiah Muralitharan, the newly-crowned world-record Test bowler, has returned home to a hero's welcome in Sri Lanka

20-May-2004•Charlie Austin in Colombo

'Murali agreed not to bowl the doosra' - ICC

Muttiah Muralitharan has agreed not to bowl his controversial doosra for the moment

18-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

ICC distressed by politicians' comments

John Howard and Mahinda Rajapakse, the respective prime ministers of Australia and Sri Lanka, have been asked to exercise restraint when making statements about controversial issues in cricket

18-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

'It will be a big challenge without Murali' - Atapattu

Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka's captain, said that Sri Lanka's tour of Australia next month would be an even bigger challenge for his side if Muttiah Muralitharan decides to pull out.

18-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Sri Lankan prime minister may sue ICC

The Sri Lankan prime minister has added fuel to the raging controversy over Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling action

17-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka complete victory by a massive margin

Zimbabwe batted better in their second innings at Bulawayo, but could not prevent Sri Lanka sweeping the series 2-0, with a crushing victory by an innings and 254 runs

17-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

PM throws spanner in works - again

The prospects of Muttiah Muralitharan touring Australia in July appear slimmer than ever after the prime minister, John Howard, repeated his claim that the world record-holder is a chucker

17-May-2004•Christian Ryan

Sri Lankan board will allow Murali to skip tour to Australia

Muttiah Muralitharan has said that he may not tour Australia this winter in the wake of the Australian Prime Minister, John Howard's, comments about his action

15-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Murali was told not to bowl doosra: ICC

The ICC has confirmed that the Sri Lankan board did instruct Muttiah Muralitharan to stop bowling the doosra in international cricket

15-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Panel calls for more research into suspect actions

The ICC's cricket committee has recommended that more research be done regarding bowling actions before making any changes to the current rules on illegal deliveries

15-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Defiant Murali to bowl his doosra

Muttiah Muralitharan has vowed to defy the International Cricket Council and Sri Lanka's cricket board by continuing to bowl his controversial doosra during the second Test against Zimbabwe, starting on Friday

14-May-2004•Charlie Austin

Zimbabwe face another uphill struggle

While Muttiah Muralitharan's record-breaking achievement in the first Test overshadowed the enormity of Zimbabwe's defeat, there will no hiding place for them this time in what promises to be another one-sided whopping, starting at Bulawayo tomorrow

13-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

'Let's get the whole thing analysed' - Healy

Ian Healy has claimed that banning Muttiah Muralitharan from bowling his doosra does not go far enough - his entire bowling action should be re-examined

13-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

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