http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Muttiah-Muralitharan-c78157 set to coach Australian spinners
The Australian Cricket Board is in talks with legendary Sri Lankan spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan to hire him as a coach for young spinners in Australia.
The ‘magician’ from Kandy is the leading wicket taker in the Test and One Day International format and has been asked to join the Brisbane based Australian Cricket Centre of Excellence on a short term contract. He will be tasked with
unearthing a spinner who can wear the baggy green cap for the Kangaroos for years to come.
Australia has been struggling in the slow bowling department since the retirement of legendary Shane Warne and Stuart MacGill. In the recently concluded Ashes tournament, Australia used Xavier Doherty and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Beer-c1949; both proved
unsuccessful as England recorded a historic 3-1 triumph in the five match series.
Muralitharan has said that he will take up the job, but added negotiations were underway.
“They want me to come for two weeks in a year and help them with the Academy," Muralitharan told the media, “They want me to come in May but there is the IPL so we have to finalize the dates. We are still in the process of talks.”
Muralitharan has had a rocky history with Australia, where his action has been under scrutiny. He was repeatedly no-balled by controversial Australian umpire Darrell Hair for a suspect action during the Melbourne Test in 1995 and was
booed by the Australian crowds.
The then captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arjuna-Ranatunga-c45447 took his team off the field when Hair and umpire Ross Emerson no-balled Murali seven times, as they deemed that his bowling action indicated that he was chucking.
The amiable spinner who is also known as the ‘smiling assassin’ pulled out of an Australian tour in 2004, apprehending crowd hostility. He went on to clear his bowling action at the University of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Western-Australia-c865 and has since mended
fences with the people Down Under.
“I don't like digging into the past, I look to the future,” Muralitharan said.
Muralitharan retired from tests last year, ending his career with a mesmerizing 800 wickets. He plans to quit all international cricket after the ICC World Cup, 2011. He has taken 519 wickets in the ODI format, and is hoping to make
a valuable impression with the ball during the mega event.
Once he hangs his bowling shoes though, he is ready to take up the role of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mentor-c41238 for budding spinners. The coaching job in Australia will give the 38-year-old valuable international coaching experience. His involvement may prove
to be a perfect recipe for finding Australia’s next big spinner.
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