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2008-04-19 23:12:00
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Lasith Malinga , To Be Out Of IPL Matches in India
2008-04-19 23:09:00
Malinga doubt for IPL kick-off Lasith Malinga © Getty Images Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga has admitted he is struggling to be fit for the start of the India n Premier League, which gets under way this month.Malinga has been troubled by a niggling knee problem which has kept him out of Sri Lanka’s ongoing tour of West Indies.The 24-year-old was signed by Mumbai Indians at the IPL players’ auction in February but has now revealed he may not be fit in time for the start of the tournament. “I‘ve had this injury in Australia and played with it,” Malinga explained. “However as it got worse I couldn’t tour the West Indies too. “I would have loved to be with the team and enjoy its success. I am still under treatment and working hard. “It is tough at this stage to be sure about IPL, but I am very hopeful I can make it.”Mumbai Indians open their IPL campaign against Bangalore Royal Challengers on April 20.
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McCullum fireworks mark IPL's bow
2008-04-19 22:48:00
McCullum fireworks mark IPL's bow McCullum hit 13 sixes in an exhilarating display of batting The Indian Premier League, with its potential to transform world cricket, began on Friday with a spectacular floodlit match in Bangalore. The sell-out crowd of 55,000 was treated to a remarkable innings from New Zealand's Brendon McCullum. Playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders he hit 158 not out, the highest ever individual Twenty20 score, as his side romped to a 140-run win. The cricket was preceded by a lavish opening ceremony at the ground. Acrobats, singers and cheerleaders from the Washington Redskins performed to a backdrop of some impressive fireworks. But the home team, the Bangalore Royal Challengers, were soundly beaten, and there was one other sour note. A row about the restrictions placed on international news agencies Reuters, AP and AFP led ...
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Inter-provincial Twenty20 tournament
2008-04-18 13:09:00
Inter-provincial Twenty20 tournament Sri Lankan stars to miss inter-provincial Twenty20 Sa'adi Thawfeeq April 16, 2008 Jehan Mubarak will lead Kandurata in Mahela Jayawardene's absence © Getty Images With the Indian Premier League just days away from its launch, followed immediately by the conclusion of the Indian Cricket League's second season, Twenty20 cricket has caught on like a virus. Sri Lanka will have its own version with its inaugural six-team inter-provincial tournament scheduled to take off on Thursday. With the national team away in the Caribbean, and a few seniors set to take part in the IPL, the tournament has opened the doors for many budding cricketers trying to make their mark at this level. The inter-provincial limited overs series which was held in December and January was, however, fortunate to have the full contingent of national players. Jehan Mubarak and Kaushalya Weeraratne will have big shoes to fill when they lead ...
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Mahela Jayawardene will not feature for Derbyshire this season
2008-04-18 12:55:00
No Jayawardene for Derbyshire Cricinfo staff April 16, 2008 Mahela Jayawardene will not feature for Derbyshire this season owing to fixture clashes, the county has announced. Fans will be disappointed but perhaps not surprised after an already short stint was squeezed further by international demands. Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, had planned to arrive after the Indian Premier League but with the Asia Cup being moved forward to June and changes to India's tour of Sri Lanka, there was too little time to make even a shortened contract worthwhile, the county said. "This is obviously a disappointment but the landscape of cricket worldwide is changing very rapidly," said Derbyshire's chief executive Tom Sears, "and we are forced to accept that. Unfortunately circumstances have changed in recent weeks." John Morris, the head of cricket, added: "It is a shame that Mahela won't be coming this year but we took the sensible option of securing Chris Rogers' services some weeks ago...
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Indian Premier League team guide
2008-04-18 12:53:00
Indian Premier League team guide By Simon Austin -BBC After weeks of hype and controversy, the Indian Premier League finally gets under way in Bangalore on Friday. Bangalore Royal Challengers will face Kolkata Knight Riders to kick off a six-week tournament featuring most of the finest talents in the world game. The highest-paid players will be earning weekly salaries normally associated with Premier League footballers and it seems no exaggeration for co-founder IS Bindra to describe the IPL as "a new milestone in the cricketing history of the world". 606...
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Indian Premier League changes cricket
2008-04-18 12:51:00
Indian Premier League changes cricket By Neil Heathcote India Business Report, Mumbai Batting for bucks: cricket is increasingly about money As the Bangalore Royal Challengers square off against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Bangalore this Friday night, there's a lot more than prestige at stake. If it succeeds, the newly-formed Indian Premier League (IPL) will place cricket in India firmly at the centre of a multimillion dollar business. India's economic boom has created a new middle class that wants to be entertained and h...
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Counties in India's shadow - BBC
2008-04-18 12:48:00
Counties in India's shadow By Oliver Brett & Arlo White A rainy start to the county season contrasts with excitement on offer in India On Wednesday, the County Championship will splutter into existence for another year with a round of matches at familiar provincial outposts such as Chelmsford and Bristol. Forty-eight hours later, the floodlights will be switched onto full beam at Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium (capacity 55,000) as the Indian Premier League explodes into life. It has never been that difficult to mock county cricket, with its sometimes comically awful weather and ever dwindling (and ever aging) supporters. B...
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How will the IPL change cricket?
2008-04-18 12:19:00
How will the IPL change cricket? By Simon Austin - BBC Dhoni, Symonds and Kallis are three of the stars taking part It has been described as the Indian revolution, the tournament that will change the face of cricket forever. The Indian Premier League (IPL) introduced new levels of glitz, glamour and wealth to the game as soon as its first auction was held in February. Since then it has overshadowed the start of the English county season and dominated the cricketing agenda. BBC Sport talked to some of the main protagonists in the IPL to ask what effect they think it will have on world cricket. PLAYER: SOURAV GANGULY ...
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Jayawardene's batting had a huge impact on the series
2007-12-30 21:46:00
Jayawardene's batting had a huge impact on the series Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene says England's negative approach helped his side win the Test series. "I think we wanted to win this series more than they did. We saw a lot of negativity in that camp," said Jayawardene, whose side won 1-0. "That's when we realised from that if we concentrate, focus well and play to our strengths then they could not get close to us." Sri Lanka moved to third in the Test rankings. England dropped to fifth. Although England batted out a draw in the rain-hit third Test, Jayawardene's men regained confidence from the series after being beaten 2-0 by Australia in November. And the skipper credited their success to lessons learned under former coach Tom Moody, who was at the helm when they won key Tests overseas last year. "This was an important Test series for us coming back from Australia. We needed to get things right," he continued. "If yo...
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Sri Lanka v England 3rd Test
2007-12-30 21:10:00
Sri Lanka v England 3rd Test Vaughan and Pietersen look on as England fight to save the final Test Captain Michael Vaughan said Sri Lanka fully deserved their 1-0 Test series win over his England side. Despite salvaging a draw in the rain-hit final Test, England drop from second to fifth in the world rankings, while Sri Lanka move to third spot. "Throughout the whole series we have been beaten by a better team. Sri Lanka have been better in all the skills. "The heavens have helped us get a draw but to be brutally honest it has saved us from a 2-0 defeat," said Vaughan. Asked about the drop in the rankings, Vaughan said: "Those stats don't lie. We got to number two in the world because we beat most teams in the world. "We'...
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Warne highest paid in first IPL list - Sanga, Mahela, Murali, Sanath – L
2007-12-16 04:27:00
Sanga, Mahela, Murali, Sanath – Lanka’s highest with Rs. 98.25 lakhs Warne highest paid in first IPL list MUMBAI: The competition between rival Twenty20 leagues is really hotting up. And the men who are benefiting the most are the cricketers, for whom it’s raining money.According to the figures released by BCCI, the players involved in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be earning upwards of million dollars as per current indication. The inaugural event will be held in April-May 2008.Topping the list of 34 players who have been paid an initial signing amount is recently retired Australian spin legend Shane Warne, who will be netting $400,000 (Rs 1.6 cr approx) for the 2008 season.This is just the start for Warne, for he will also be part of the player auction to take place in January-February when franchisees will bid for the stars. So, the stock of Warne and others could rise further in the coming days, informed a BCCI official at the end of the finance committee ...
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Why do superstars like Sanath lies?
2007-12-16 04:11:00
Why do superstars lie?-------Nation.lkWhy can’t superstars be honest to themselves? Why do they want to hide behind a veil and take the sporting public who have supported and admired them for years for a ride?Sri Lanka’s master blaster Sanath Jayasuriya in an interview with our midweek paper ‘The Bottom Line’ when asked ‘Did anybody force you to make this (retirement) decision or was it a personal choice?’ replied: “No, nobody forced me; this was my personal decision. I thought I should concentrate more on my one-day cricket.”Why should a senior cricketer like Jayasuriya say that, when it was common knowledge to many that he was first approached by the selectors and given an ultimatum that they would not continue with him in Test cricket because of his poor batting record.Jayasuriya we understand was asked what his position was to the ultimatum and he had told the selectors to give him one more Test to announce his retirement to which the selectors had ob...
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battling to host final Test at Galle, Sri Lanka VS England
2007-12-16 03:53:00
Galle battling to host final Test Groundstaff are working frantically to get the stadium ready Sri Lanka v England Dates: 18-22 December Starts: 0430 GMTVenue: GalleCoverage: Listen live on BBC 5 Live Unseasonal rain has left groundstaff battling to get the Galle venue ready in time for the final Test between England and Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Heavy rain left much of the playing area under water on Friday while there was thick mud on one of the boundaries. There was also no electricity or water inside the buildings for what will be the first Test at the ground since it was devastated by the 2004 tsunami. But groundsman Jayananda Warnaweera said: "It will be ready come what may." The stadium had been due to host the first Test of the series but that was changed because of delays in the reconstruction of the ground...
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I wont come back” says Sanath but people want him to - San
2007-12-16 03:44:00
“I wont come back” says Sanath but people want him to 7% of The Bottom Line SMS poll respondents want master blaster to retire after Galle test By Dharisha Bastians Sri Lankan opening batsman Sanath Jayasuriya says he will not consider making a comeback under any circumstances despite a majority of respondents in a sample SMS survey asserting that he should retire after the final test against England in Galle. A survey, done by The Bottom Line in partnership with award winning zMessenger, rendered the result that 71 percent of poll respondents wanted Jayasuriya to finish his test career in Galle, while 29 percent believed retiring after Asgiriya was the correct decision. In our SMS poll, The Bottom Line asked people whether they agree ...
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Jayasuriya clinches Bears switch
2007-12-15 02:53:00
Jayasuriya clinches Bears switch Jayasuriya won the World Cup with Sri Lanka in 1995 Former Sri Lanka skipper Sanath Jayasuriya has joined Warwickshire for next year's Twenty20 Cup competition. The 38-year-old retired from Test cricket after the first match of the current series against England, but he will continue to play one-day matches. A veteran of 110 Tests, Jayasuriya has amassed 12,207 runs and taken 307 wickets in limited overs cricket. "His knowledge of the game will be crucial in the Twenty20 format," said Bears cricket director Ashley Giles. "Sanath has vast experience in all forms of cricket but especially the one-day format. "He will be a great man for the younger members of our squad to learn from, I am looking forward to working with him next summer." Jayasuriya made his one-day debut for Sri Lan...
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Hoggard fitness boost for England
2007-12-15 02:50:00
Hoggard fitness boost for England Hoggard has been dogged by injury this year Sri Lanka v EnglandDates: 18-22 December Starts: 0430 GMTVenue: Galle Swing bowler Matthew Hoggard could be in line for a return to the England team in time for the third Test against Sri Lanka which starts on 18 December. The 30-year-old missed the second Test draw in Colombo after being plagued by a back injury in the opening match. "The medical team tell me he is progressing nicely," said England skipper Michael Vaughan. "Hopefully come Sunday and Monday he is available for selection. Having Hoggard fit will be a real bonus." Hoggard suffered the injury while bowling on the fourth day of the 88-run first Test defeat and had to ask for a runner when batting on the final day. The Yorkshire bowler, who claimed six wickets in Kandy, ha...
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Dilshan secures Sri Lankan recall
2007-12-15 02:48:00
Dilshan secures Sri Lankan recall Dilshan made his Test debut against Zimbabwe in 1999 Sri Lanka v EnglandDates: 18-22 December Starts: 0430 GMTVenue: GalleCoverage: Listen live on BBC 5 Live Sports Extra, Radio 4 LW and BBC Sport website (UK users only); Watch on Sky Sports 2 Sri Lanka batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan has been recalled for the final Test with England in Galle on Tuesday. The 31-year-old, dropped for the tour to Australia and the opening two Tests with England, replaces Jehan Mubarak who scored only 18 runs in the series. Dilshan averages 37 in 42 Tests and has seven wickets with his occasional spin. With Dilhara Fernando due to have ankle surgery in Australia, uncapped paceman Chanaka Weladegera is also added as the Sri Lankans protect a 1-0 series lead. Dilshan was run out for a third-ball duck in...
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Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test - 5th day ( The Final Day)
2007-12-13 21:46:00
Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test Second Test, SSC Colombo: (day five, close)Sri Lanka 548-9 dec drew with England 351 & 250-3 By James Standley Michael Vaughan helped his side towards safety on Thursday England drew the second Test against Sri Lanka and kept the series alive after rain brought an early end to the match in Colombo. England reached 250-3, with their top order all weighing in, before play was halted at tea on the final day. Fifties from Michael Vaughan, Alastair Cook and Ian Bell ensured the tourists will travel to Galle for the final Test with a chance to level the series. Kevin Pietersen was 45 not out at the close, with Paul Collingwood on 23. England bossed the morning ...
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Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test - 4th Day
2007-12-12 20:28:00
Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test Second Test, SSC Colombo: (day four, close)Sri Lanka 548-9 dec v England 351 & 48-0 By James Standley Harmison took two wickets before a painful afternoon for England England face a struggle to save the second Test after conceding a sizeable first innings lead against Sri Lanka on day four in Colombo. When the tourists took their fourth wicket of the day soon after lunch they held hopes of restricting the lead. But the hosts' ninth wicket pair of Prasanna Jayawardene (79) and Dilhara Fernando (36no) put on a defiant 98. Mahela Jayawardene's 195 helped them declare on 548-9, a lead of 197, and England reached 48-0 at the close. Sri Lanka's gritty first...
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Gooch mulling over selector job
2007-12-11 21:17:00
Gooch mulling over selector job Gooch is England's all-time leading Test match run scorer Former England captain Graham Gooch is considering applying for the position of English cricket's national selector. David Graveney is currently chairman of selectors but the role is set to be rebranded as national selector and will become a full-time post. Graveney has said he will apply for the job, while 54-year-old Gooch told BBC Sport the role was "attractive" but he needed clarification on certain issues. "I am considering the position," said Gooch, a former England selector. "The job is an attractive one in as much as if you're keen on helping English cricket and have been involved in the game, as I have down the last three decades, it's the sort of job that would interest you. "But there are a number of unknowns t...
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Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test - Mahela Speaks after 3rd day
2007-12-11 20:40:00
Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test - Mahela Speaks after 3rd day Broad has yet to take a wicket despite bowling 25 overs England coach Peter Moores admitted his team faced an uphill struggle after Sri Lanka closed day three of the second Test 28 runs ahead on 379-4. Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene hit a superb unbeaten 167 as England toiled hard for just two wickets. "There's been no lack of effort. We're disappointed not to take wickets but we kept them to under three runs an over. "The game's still on but we've got to take two wickets early and keep their lead to a minimum," said Moores. England, who need to draw the match to stay in the series, face the prospect of a large first-innings deficit as well as the threat of Muttiah Muralitharan's spin in their second innings. Their chances will be boosted if they can remove Jayawardene early on Wednesday. Jayawardene, supported by fellow centurion Michael Vandort, played magnificently o...
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Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test - 3rd Day
2007-12-11 18:01:00
Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test - 3rd DaySecond Test, SSC Colombo: (day three, close)Sri Lanka 379-4 v England 351 By Jamie Lillywhite Jayawardene celebrates reaching his century on the third day Mahela Jayawardene became the first Sri Lankan to score 7,000 Test runs as his team closed day three of the second Test 28 runs ahead of England on 379-4. Sri Lanka began on 105-2 but skipper Jayawardene shared 227 in 71 overs with Michael Vandort, who thwarted England with a battling fourth Test century. Vandort finally fell to Ryan Sidebottom with the second new ball after lunch. Jayawardene remained on 167 and added 128 in 44 overs with Chamara Silva who fell late on to Steve Harmison for 49. England...
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Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test - 2nd Day
2007-12-10 16:17:00
Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test - 2nd Day Dilhara Fernando glances at Prior as the England man reaches 50England's batting hero Matt Prior said the team's bowlers would be looking for reverse swing to gain an advantage over Sri Lanka on day three in Colombo. The second Test was well poised with Sri Lanka on 105-2 in reply to England's 351, in which Prior hit 79. And the wicket-keeper said: "We've got to get this ball doing something. "We saw a bit of reverse swing in Kandy and hopefully it might do something here. If we can get a few early wickets tomorrow this could be wide open." Prior put on 74 with Ryan Sidebottom for the eighth wicket, and the two men later combined for each of the Sri Lanka wickets to fall. "In pressure situations you've got to try to put the pressure back on the bowler so if you do get a bad ball, you try to put it away," added Prior. "I thought we applied ourselves very well, and Ryan did brilliantly. "He really g...
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Sangakkara heads world rankings
2007-12-09 21:35:00
Sangakkara heads world rankings Sangakkara's knock of 152 against England put him in the record books Kumar Sangakkara has become the first Sri Lankan to top the Test batting rankings after inspiring them to victory over England in the Kandy Test. He has unseated Ricky Ponting from the top of the list after scores of 92 and 152 - and is the first man to score 150 plus in four successive Tests. The 30-year-old is now also joint sixth in the all-time batting rankings. And to complete a Sri Lankan double, world record wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan tops the bowling rankings. Kevin Pietersen remains the highest ranked England batsman, retaining sixth place despite making 31 and 18 in Kandy. The only other Engl...
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Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test
2007-12-09 21:22:00
Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test England captain Michael Vaughan believes Kevin Pietersen's dismissal on day one of the second Test should have been referred to the television umpire. Umpires Aleem Dar and Daryl Harper gave Pietersen caught for one in a slip cordon ricochet, although replays suggested the ball was grounded. They did not ask for a TV replay and Vaughan told BBC Sport: "I honestly think that common sense has to prevail. "You've got the technology, let's use it," he added. "There's no way you can be 100% sure the ball carried. "Common sense should have prevailed, and I'm sure the umpires will feel exactly that way now. "It has cost us a wicket, but 258 is still a lot of runs on a first-day wicket." England ended the day on 258-5 against Sri Lanka in Colombo after their bright start was derailed by the controversy - and two wickets in two balls for Lasith Malinga. Pietersen edged a drive at Chaminda Vaas and watched as Chamara Silva s...
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Strauss hopes for England return
2007-12-09 21:10:00
Strauss hopes for England return Strauss hopes to rediscover his form in New Zealand Andrew Strauss has targeted a return to Test cricket after signing a short-term deal with New Zealand club side Northern Knights. Strauss, 30, has suffered a dip in form over the past year and was dropped for England's current tour of Sri Lanka. But Strauss hopes the move will help him regain his Test place for England's tour of New Zealand in February. "I am very focused on getting selected for this tour and winning my place back," said Strauss. "I am really excited about the possibility of playing cricket in New Zealand ahead of England's tour there in the new year." The Middlesex left-hander is to feature in the Northern Knights' State Shield and Twenty20 competitions in January and February. Northern Knights confirmed ...
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Eng. VS Sri Lanka, Second Test, SSC Colombo:
2007-12-09 21:10:00
Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test Second Test, SSC Colombo : (day one, close)England 258-5 v Sri Lanka By Jamie Lillywhite Malinga's late burst brought Sri Lanka back into the match Lasith Malinga struck twice in two deliveries with the second new ball as England closed day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka on 258-5. Michael Vaughan and Alastair Cook put on 133 in 39 overs, an England record for the first wicket against Sri Lanka. Vaughan hit 12 fours in a fluent 87 but wickets fell in consecutive overs, Kevin Pietersen given out caught when the ball seemed to have been grounded. Cook made a battling 81 from 234 balls before he was unfortunate to fall lbw. Seeking to level the series f...
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Sanga toast of Sri Lanka
2007-12-09 03:49:00
Sanga toast of Sri Lanka Lakbima NewsKumar Sangakkara joined spin-king Muttiah Muralitharan on top of ICC rankings when he knocked off Australia’s Ricky Ponting following a dazzling run feast in the 2007 season. Sangakkara has scored 938 points, two points ahead of Pointing, who was dominating the batting rankings for a while.Though his first innings brought him just 6 runs, Sangakkara made a remarkable come back since then scoring 200*, 222*, 57, 192, 92, and 152. The first two double tons though came against a relatively meager bowling attack, Bangladesh, his 57 and that magnificent 192 against mighty Aussies at Hobart is a proof of his excellent form which he continued at Asgiriya against England.After being denied a deserving century in the first innings (92) Sangakkara continued his tremendous run form hammering a match winning 152. In the process he became the only cricketer in the annals of world cricket history to score 150 or more runs in four consecutive matches.His ...
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Murali - emblem of unruffled courage
2007-12-09 03:49:00
Murali - emblem of unruffled courage By Champika Fernandohttp://www.lakbimanews.lk Muttiah Muralitharan entered his name into the great filing cabinet of history as a hero of unruffled courage and perseverance, a victim of injustices and bias, than a villain whose dark deeds tainted his otherwise greatness.But even then a great ambiguity surrounds his career as some paint him a sinner while others hail him a saint of the modern game. However the arguments over Muttaih Muralitharan and his bowling action are never-ending as they are alive with bias and conceptual conclusions reached by men suffering from attention deficiency, despite being cleared by the sports governing body, ICC, after years of medical examination.The beauty of his illustrious career may have been somewhat overshadowed by the controversy surrounding his bowling action, but to put him in the company of those of Marion Jones, a drug cheat, Hansie Cronje and Mohamed Azharuddine, match-fixing cheats, and...