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Murali was excellent against India at home, but he wasn't particularly good against India in India. Warne hasn't been good against India anywhere.
This came up during yet another Murali - Warne debate,
http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/cricket-chat/71107-can-ashwin-beat-murali-s-800-a-7.html#post4039366
Could make a similar argument for Ponting tho. Facts are facts.Yep, Murali did do better vs India.
But then Australia never prepared wickets to suit Warne. They prepared fast, bouncy wickets as they have always done. Sri Lanka were notorious for preparing bunsens for Murali to run through sides on. Murali's average in India is 45 vs Warne's 43. The fact of the matter is that both bowlers failed in India. Warne also failed at home vs India. Unfortunately for Warne he never really faced India at home while he was in his prime. He debuted against India in 93 and famously did quite poorly. He faced them again at home in 99/00 which was smack bang in the middle of his injury-induced dry spell and then never faced them at home again due to his suspension. It's a shame that India didn't tour in 97 or in 2006 when he was in the middle of one of his peaks.
Even then, Warne took 6 top order wickets in the first test in 99 and got Tendulkar in the second test. The third test blew out his stats against them taking a combined total of 0/82 (25) while McGrath and Lee blew India away.
Warne's only series against India when he was at his peak was the 04 series when he took 14 wickets in 3 tests at an average of 30. Not world beating but definitely solid.
The main difference between Warne's record and Murali's record against India is the home tests and Warne's home record against India was 5 test, two of which were the first two of his career, before he was ready and the next three of which were while he was recovering from his shoulder reconstruction. Getting banned in 03 was the worst thing for those of us who wanted to see Warne face India at home when he was in form.