Muttiah Muralitharan urges his http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gloucestershire-c785 teammates to improve performance in the ongoing Friends Life T20 – Cricket News Update
After demonstrating his magic of spin bowling over the years for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Muralitharan-c1864, is currently playing in the English domestic ‘Friends Life Twenty20’ tournament, for the Gloucestershire County.
Having suffered five embarrassing defeats in the tournament, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Young-c98322 Gloucestershire side is presently languishing at the second-last position in the South Group’s points table.
Realising the situation, the Sri Lankan great, who claimed five wickets in the six games so far in the championship, has asked his teammates to come up with an improved performance in the upcoming games since they will have to win the remaining matches in
order to stay afloat in the competition.
In the ongoing Twenty20 tournament, every county is due to play 16 group-matches before making it into the knockouts. Murali stated that his side still has a long way ahead in the competition and must not lose hope of qualifying into the next round.
“If we win about six or seven games we have a chance. We’re not doing very well because we’ve only won one match, but hopefully we’ll win more matches. We’re still very young and these things happen. Twenty20 is very hard because you never know what’s going
to happen. You have to play well,” said Muralitharan.
The Gloucestershire men are scheduled to meet Dominic Cork-led http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rose-c86842 Bowl on Friday, June 24, 2011. Considering the encounter as very important for the side, the 39-year-old spinner stated that a victory in the next game might put Gloucestershire
back on track.
With over 1300 international wickets, the super-star is considered as one of the best spin bowlers the world of cricket has ever seen.
After a shoddy IPL campaign followed by the not-so-impressive last six games in the English domestic season, Murali will http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Try-c94438 to regain his lost momentum and perk up his county side in the upcoming games.
Commenting on Sri Lanka’s chances in the upcoming Twenty20 International against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, the veteran off-spinner shared that the islanders have a good chance in the match since they are a good side in the shorter version of game.
“It’s a different ball game, they’re good at twenty20 so they might win,” added the great off-spinner.
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