India deserve to be No. 1 in test cricket: Muralitharan

Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara might find the ICC rankings system flawed but the country’s retired spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan feels it is alright and India are a deserving number one in the Test Championships table.

Murali’s parting shot at Bedi was brilliant timing: Atapattu

Calling retired spin great Muttiah Muralitharan’s outburst against his long-time detractor Bishen Singh Bedi a perfect “parting shot”, former Sri Lanka skipper Marvan Atapattu said that the iconic bowler brilliantly timed his verbal attack on the Indian.

Murali under fire for comments on Bedi

Retired Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has come under heavy criticism after he called former Indian skipper Bishan Singh Bedi an “ordinary” bowler and someone who had not contributed anything to the game, with former cricketers and cricket pundits lashing out at the spin wizard saying his comments were completely uncalled for and that the ICC had bent its rule to allow Murali to play the game.

Murali lashes out at Bedi, calls him an “ordinary” bowler

Retired Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan, on Wednesday, lashed out at his long-time detractor Bishen Singh Bedi, calling the former Indian captain a controversy monger and ordinary bowler who would have been hammered by any batsman if was he playing in this era.

I will miss bowling to Sachin: Muralitharan

It’s hardly been a week since he retired from test cricket and already there is something that Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muraliatharan is missing – bowling to Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar.

No racism angle in Murali’s chucking controversy: Steve Waugh

Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh showered praise on the recently retired spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan, saying that Murali’s record of 800 test wickets was “unbeatable” and that there was no racist angle involved in chucking allegations which the bowler had faced earlier.

Muralitharan to retire from test cricket after first test against India

Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muraitharan, the world’s leading wicket taker and one of the finest exponents of spin bowling ever to have stepped foot on a cricket field, on Tuesday announced his retirement from Test cricket, bringing an end to a glittering career spanning 18 years.

Jayasuriya dropped from Asia Cup squad

Sri Lanka announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup on Wednesday and in what is being seen as the end of the road for veteran batsman Sanath Jayasuriya, the selectors decided to go into the tournament with a much younger Upul Tharanga as their opening batsman in place of the former skipper.

2011 World Cup our next target: Dilshan

After guiding his team to a comprehensive 9-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the final of the tri-series, Sri Lanka’s stand-in skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan said that the Islanders are now targeting the 2011 World Cup, to be played in the Asian sub-continent, while adding the youngsters performing so well in the tri-series bodes well for the team’s preparation for the mega event.

Sri Lanka planning an IPL style domestic T20 league

Sri Lankan cricket is planning to revamp its domestic T20 tournament to make it along the lines of the Indian Premier League by allowing foreign players to participate in the league, Aravinda De Silva, the board’s newly-appointed chief selector said on Saturday.

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