Murali: Warne you are a miserable man
Relations between the two greatest wicket takers in test cricket have hit a new low, with Murali firing back at claims from Shane Warne that the Sri Lankan should have his controversial action tested in match conditions.
“I am very disappointed with what he said,” Muralitharan told the Sydney Morning Herald.
“He can’t keep his mouth shut because he wants to keep making these comments. He must be a miserable man in his life. But that is his opinion and there is nothing I can do about it.”
The pair will meet today in Hobart for the unveiling of the Warne/Muralitharan trophy, to be perpetually awarded to the winner of Australia/Sri Lanka test series. The reception between the two promises to be icy.
“Maybe he just doesn’t want me to pass his record,” Murali told SMH.
“Why else would he keep saying these things? I will shake his hand and go straight off the field instead of trying to be friendly.”
Murali didn’t restrict his anger to Warne, with the leg-spinner’s coach Terry Jenner also coming under fire for similar comments about Murali’s action.
“Terry Jenner played cricket a long time ago and cricket is very different now,” he said. “So it doesn’t matter what he says. But Jenner and Warne are still always commenting, commenting, commenting … it makes them feel important.”
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The fact that Murali is eligible for any record is disgraceful. Okay, his action has been ruled legal as he only flexes his arm between 10 and 14 degrees and the limit is 15 degrees. Now. What about all the wickets he took before the rule was changed for him in 2004? When the rule was 5 degrees his arm flex was measured at 10.4 degrees, clearly illegal, and as such all wickets taken prior to the rule change should be invalid. I think you should thank your lucky stars everyone seems to have forgotten all those years when you were legally a chucker.
Andrew, they changed the rules because (almost) all bowlers were going over the old limit.
Going by what you say bowlers like Pollock, Mcgrath, Donald and over 95% of bowlers the ICC tested who were bowling at 12 degrees+ (and not under 10 degrees) should have their wickets taken away too.