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Murali told not to bowl the doosra

Sri Lanka Cricket has instructed Muttiah Muralitharan to stop bowling the doosra in international cricket

12-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Murali must wait patiently for doosra greenlight

It was a shame that it all happened so far away from family, friends and his beloved supporters, against a team so weakened by racial politics, but that does not deflect from the glory of Murali's achievement

12-May-2004•Fanzone Editor

Muralitharan to retire after 2007 World Cup

Muttiah Muralitharan, the world's highest Test wicket-taker, has said that he wants to go out of the game on a high note, and cited the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean as his swan song

11-May-2004•Charlie Austin

'Muted, hollow, underwhelming'

On Saturday, Muttiah Muralitharan passed Courtney Walsh's record of 519 wickets

10-May-2004•The Paper Round by Martin Williamson

Muralitharan consolidates top position

Muttiah Muralitharan heads the Pricewaterhouse Coopers' ratings for Test bowlers

10-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Atapattu: 'Murali's achievement ranks alongside the World Cup'

Sri Lanka's captain, Marvan Atapattu, expressed his pride at witnessing Muttiah Muralitharan break the world Test bowling record, adding that his team was so keen to help him achieve the feat, that they never felt as though they were playing a

10-May-2004•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'It makes me sick' - Jarman

Love him or hate him, you simply cannot ignore Muttiah Muralitharan

09-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

'This means a lot to me and Sri Lanka'

Muttiah Muralitharan dedicated his world record-breaking performance to his parents, and added that the most influential person in his career was his former captain, Arjuna Ranatunga

08-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Murali makes history as Zimbabwe fall apart

He had to wait longer than expected, but, at 1.51 p.m

08-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Murali passes the magic milestone

It's been on the cards for a while now, but Muttiah Muralitharan has passed Courtney Walsh's previous world record of 519 Test wickets

08-May-2004•Freddie Auld

Ponting and Murali lead the way

With most of the cricketing world taking a break after a hectic season, it's unsurprising that there are few changes in the top ten lists for batsmen and bowlers

07-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Murali draws level with Walsh as Sri Lanka take charge

Sri Lanka predictably took the upper hand on the first day at Harare, putting the new-look Zimbabwe in on a beautiful batting pitch, and bowling them out for 199 shortly after tea

06-May-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Murali's doosra should be allowed, says report

Daryl Foster's report states that though Muttiah Muralitharan's 'doosra' doesn't conform to ICC's regulations, he should still be allowed to bowl it

30-Apr-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Atapattu and Murali back for last one-dayer

Marvan Atapattu, Muttiah Muralitharan and Nuwan Zoysa have been included in Sri Lanka's 12-man squad for the last one-day international against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club

29-Apr-2004•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Miserly Murali completes the whitewash

Sri Lanka, despite some periods of uninspired cricket, completed a predictable clean sweep of the one-day series when they beat a gallant young Zimbabwe team by 25 runs at Harare Sports Club

29-Apr-2004•The Wisden Bulletin

Elliott critical of Sri Lankan board

Bruce Elliott, the biomechanics professor in charge of assessing MuttiahMuralitharan's doosra, has criticised the Sri Lankan board for jumpingthe gun and partially leaking the results of Muralitharan's tests to themedia, a move which he believes

26-Apr-2004•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka board denies reporting Broad

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have denied reporting match referee Chris Broad tothe ICC for 'boozing' with Australia's players during the recent series.Mohan de Silva, the president of SLC, claims that he was misquoted by a reporterfrom the state-run

26-Apr-2004•Charlie Austin

Murali report forwarded to the ICC

The Sri Lankan board has forwarded the report on Muttiah Muralitharan's doosra to the ICC

24-Apr-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Vaas and Murali rout Zimbabwe

The harsh realities of international cricket were catching up with the new, enthusiastic, but very raw Zimbabwe team, as they were bowled out for 136 inside 37 overs by Sri Lanka at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo

22-Apr-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by John Ward

Bucknor: 'Murali's action looks terrible'

Umpire Steve Bucknor has admitted that Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling action "appears terrible" to the naked eye, but has urged those who doubt its legality to judge him by the evidence of TV replays

22-Apr-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

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