Rain puts dampener on Murali’s farewell Test at Galle
Rain has put a dampener on the Test between Sri and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 at Galle, with the entire second day’s play declared a wash-out.
It’s a turn of events that means two days into the match, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Muttiah-Muralitharan-c78157 is yet to send down a ball in what is the final Test of a career that has so far yielded 792 wickets, making the task of, by the end of the match, becoming the first Test bowler to reach the 800-mark just that more difficult.
Even if he doesn’t reach that particular milestone, the 38-year-old will end his Test career with more wickets to his name than any other bowler before him, his nearest rival is former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 leg-spinner Shane Warne, who took 708 wickets in his much-vaunted Test career.
“In this format he [Muralitharan] has re-written the history book and created a mark that will be difficult to surpass. He is a true legend of our great sport,” ICC President Sharad Pawar said before the match, as he described the world record holder as “an excellent role model and great ambassador throughout his career – playing the game with not only great skill but also great spirit.”
After winning the toss and electing to bat on day one of the current match, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429 made the breakthrough for India.
As the heavens opened to cut the opening day’s play short early in the final session, the hosts were in a commanding position at 256-2 against a depleted India bowling attack that, without the services of injured duo Zaheer Khan and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shanthakumaran-Sreesanth-c89725, struggled to make an impact against a Sri Lanka batting line-up determined to provide Murali with a winning send-off.
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