'Murali doesn't deserve the record' - Emerson
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
![Muttiah Muralitharan and Arjuna Ranatunga argue with Ross Emerson after a no-ball incident, England v Sri Lanka, Adelaide, January 1999](https://img1.hscicdn.com/image/upload/f_auto,t_ds_w_1280,q_70/lsci/db/PICTURES/CMS/17200/17271.2.jpg)
Ross Emerson no-balled Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing in an ODI in 1999 • Getty Images