Murali breaks record for most ODI wickets, what a champion!

Precambrian · 05-02-2009, 06:03 AM

Muthiah Muralitharan broke the long standing record of most ODI wickets by taking his 503rd when he got Gautam Gambhir caught behind.

With this he leads the pack in both tests as well as ODIs. Surely a proof of his mastery and consistency over such a long career.

What a champion!

Mr Mxyzptlk · 05-02-2009, 06:16 AM

Should retire now. Barely good enough anymore.

honestbharani · 05-02-2009, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr Mxyzptlk

Should retire now. Barely good enough anymore.

Looked the part in the tests last year against us, tbh...

But yeah, he doesn't look THAT good anymore but I reckon still good enough or at least better than whoever the other spinner in SL is..

Precambrian · 05-02-2009, 06:37 AM

Should retire from ODIs. Has hardly looked threatening over the last one year or more, except for 1 or 2 matches here and there.

Still super value in test matches.

Matt79 · 05-02-2009, 06:57 AM

lol at how quickly we've gone from praising Caesar to burying him in this thread.

_Ed_ · 05-02-2009, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Precambrian

Muthiah Muralitharan broke the long standing record of most ODI wickets by taking his 503rd when he got Gautam Gambhir caught behind.

Not that long standing, IMO.

Still, 503 ODI wickets is an amazing effort, full credit to him.

Nishan · 05-02-2009, 12:07 PM

wel done to him, he has said he wants to go on till WC, but i dont think he will play many ODIs till then

JBH001 · 05-02-2009, 02:26 PM

Haha! From praise, to damning with faint praise!

Murali has been in decline for the best part of two years now, in both forms of the game. It has not been a sharp decline, just a gradual one, where he simply does not look as good he has been 1998 - 2006. For all that, I reckon he remains a good bowler, and still worth a test and odi spot for at least the next year or so. I do think though that the 2011 WC is unlikely, and I would prefer he retire while he still has something to offer and is worth his place in the side.

Btw, here is a statistical breakdown of his figures in ODI cricket:

Cricinfo - The rewards of consistency

He really is a champion. Only Saqqy, imo, lays real claim to being a better ODI spinner.

Smudge · 05-02-2009, 02:29 PM

I hear he chucks it.

(Had to be done...)

G.I.Joe · 05-02-2009, 02:31 PM

Oh dear, better brace yourself for the blowback.

JBH001 · 05-02-2009, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Voltman

I hear he chucks it.

(Had to be done...)

I know he chucks it, remember, you heard it from me?

LongHopCassidy · 06-02-2009, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by G.I.Joe

Oh dear, better brace yourself for the blowback.

Hands to be thrown.

Craig · 06-02-2009, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by LongHopCassidy

Hands to be thrown.

Time to call you up on this.

MendisNuffSaid · 06-02-2009, 04:26 AM

This thread emphasizes the anti-Sri Lanka sentiment in this forum, i have nothing more to say.

Mr Mxyzptlk · 06-02-2009, 04:43 AM

Haha. I think it emphasizes the pro-pun sentiment actually.

You don't have to be anti-Sri Lankan to recognize that Murali is a shadow of his former self.

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Precambrian Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rahmaniverse Posts: 7,358	Should retire from ODIs. Has hardly looked threatening over the last one year or more, except for 1 or 2 matches here and there. Still super value in test matches.

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Nishan U19 Cricketer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Christchurch,NZ Posts: 437	wel done to him, he has said he wants to go on till WC, but i dont think he will play many ODIs till then

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JBH001 International Regular Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 3,236	Haha! From praise, to damning with faint praise! Murali has been in decline for the best part of two years now, in both forms of the game. It has not been a sharp decline, just a gradual one, where he simply does not look as good he has been 1998 - 2006. For all that, I reckon he remains a good bowler, and still worth a test and odi spot for at least the next year or so. I do think though that the 2011 WC is unlikely, and I would prefer he retire while he still has something to offer and is worth his place in the side. Btw, here is a statistical breakdown of his figures in ODI cricket: Cricinfo - The rewards of consistency He really is a champion. Only Saqqy, imo, lays real claim to being a better ODI spinner.

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G.I.Joe International Coach Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: India Posts: 10,223	Oh dear, better brace yourself for the blowback.

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MendisNuffSaid Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 216	This thread emphasizes the anti-Sri Lanka sentiment in this forum, i have nothing more to say.

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Mr Mxyzptlk Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad) Posts: 36,795	Haha. I think it emphasizes the pro-pun sentiment actually. You don't have to be anti-Sri Lankan to recognize that Murali is a shadow of his former self.

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