Murali announces retirement

[Gozu]

Murali will play one final Test match in an attempt to get his 800th wicket:

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/cri ... 5888713765

[Media Park]

Surely he can throw the stumps down 8 times in a match... jus one more time...

Nah, much respect to the bloke. He's been copping flak from everyone for more than a decade, and he keeps coming back.

Will never call him the best bowler in the world, but certainly will take a special type (or another blatant chucker) to nab his current record...

[The Dark Knight]

Murali will play one final Test match in an attempt to get his 800th wicket:

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/cri ... 5888713765

I have always wondered when he was going to retire. I reckon he might get to 800 wickets, just because it's Murali.

[Brucetiki]

The game will be better off without his antics.

[dedja]

Good riddance to the chucking cheat ... his records should be wiped.

[Booney]

Tell your kids to tell your Grandkids he was a cheat and the rules were changed to suit him.

[shoe boy]

Its about time he threw it in.

[best on hill]

he's CHUCKING in the towel hey.

[mal]

Gotta admire this guy
He has spent endless hours at practice with his fielding
He has this deformity of sorts with his arm and yet he relentlessly does training drills with 22 yard returns at the stumps

[Media Park]

Just control-C control-V all of the comments that were made about Aaron Bird...

[Q.]

The biggest farce of Test Cricket comes to an end. Unfortunately, there is a thing called legacy...

[Media Park]

IMO, his legacy should be that he was responsible for the laws of the game to be changed.

NOT becuase he took a frig-load of wickets.

[whufc]

About time, always was/is a chucker. Rules were changed because the sub continent has to much power in the cricket world.

Everytime i bought a cricket mag with stats and records i go through with my permanent mark and cross out all Muralis wickets.

In my mind Warne is test crickets leading wicket taker.

[The Dark Knight]

About time, always was/is a chucker. Rules were changed because the sub continent has to much power in the cricket world.

Everytime i bought a cricket mag with stats and records i go through with my permanent mark and cross out all Muralis wickets.

In my mind Warne is test crickets leading wicket taker.

Wickets?? I thought they were run outs.

[Media Park]

About time, always was/is a chucker. Rules were changed because the sub continent has to much power in the cricket world.

Everytime i bought a cricket mag with stats and records i go through with my permanent mark and cross out all Muralis wickets.

In my mind Warne is test crickets leading wicket taker.

Wickets?? I thought they were run outs.

I never thought about it like that...

[smithy]

Be interesting to compare Murali and Warnes record without any Bangladesh or Zimbabwe stats included.

[brod]

Be interesting to compare Murali and Warnes record without any Bangladesh or Zimbabwe stats included.

Here you go Smithy

MURALI
Test Record = 792 wickets @ 22.71 - SR 55.1 - 66 5wi - 22 10wm
Without Bang/Zim = 616 wickets @ 24.89 - SR 58.8 - 49 5wi - 16 10wm

WARNEY
Test Record = 708 wickets @ 25.41 - SR 57.4 - 37 5wi - 10 10wm
Without Bang/Zim = 691 wickets @ 25.41 - SR 57.7 - 36 5wi - 10 10wm

[smithy]

Thanks Brod.

Warney is the greatest !

[Media Park]

Here's to Warney!!!

[stan]

Although Murli will go down as the leading wicket taker, his career will always have that doubt about it. However it is what it is and he was good for Sri Lankin cricket.