Muralidharan -the greatest
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It was the most tense and eagerly awaited moment for Sri Lankans as well as the cricket lovers all over the world to watch Muttiah Muralidharan, the wizard of both off and leg spin which he called dusra, getting the highest number of wickets in Test cricket, breaking the record set by the legendary Australian Shane Warne. Muralidharan surpassed Shane Warne's record of 708 wickets by taking the wicket of Paul Collingwood of England in his home ground in Kandy, He leveled the record when he took the wicket of Ravi Bopara. But Murali had to wait patiently for his prized possession because rain delayed play. However, luck finally smiled on him. We all congratulate him for his wonderful performance and hope that someday our boys will also create history in the cricket arena which will make us proud. We also know that records are made to be broken and the record set by Murali may be surpassed by someone in the future. But it is important to mention that the great Shane Warne has congratulated Muralidharan saying he is a wonderful player and he had all the potential to achieve this wonderful feat.
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