World Cricket II

**Dinesh84** · 21st January 2011, 04:17 PM

Murali to end international career with World Cup

http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka...ry/497657.html

Muttiah Muralitharan has said he will retire from all international cricket after the 2011 World Cup. The 38-year-old offspinner, who had retired from Test cricket in July last year, will continue to play in domestic Twenty20 competitions.

"This World Cup will be my last outing," Muralitharan said. "My time is up. I have signed up to play for two years in the IPL. I am also looking at similar work in New Zealand and perhaps England."

Muralitharan, who holds the record for the highest number of wickets in both Test and one-day cricket was part of Sri Lanka's World Cup winning side in 1996. He is one of three spinners in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2011 tournament, the other two being left-arm spinner Ranagana Herath and Ajantha Mendis. "This is my fourth World Cup. We won in 1996 and came close in 2007 by reaching the final. This would be a memorable one for me and for Sri Lankan fans."

Since quitting Tests, Muralitharan has played only three international matches - two ODIs and a Twenty20 game during Sri Lanka's tour of Australia in October-November 2010. He has been rested from the side for the first two ODIs of the three-match home series against West Indies which starts on January 3, Sri Lanka's final commitment before the World Cup.

He played for Chennai Super Kings in the first three seasons of the IPL, including their triumphs in the 2010 edition of the tournament and the Champions League in the same year. He was bought by the new Kochi franchise in the 2011 IPL auction for $1.1 million.

In July, Muralitharan had said there were plans in the pipeline for him and former India legspinner Anil Kumble to open a spin-bowling academy in Bangalore. However, while announcing his retirement after the World Cup on Friday, he said he had no immediate plans to start coaching. "There are plenty of coaches and lots of talented people out there. I will take things as they come. For the moment, I am not looking at any coaching stints."

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**thamburaj** · 22nd January 2011, 04:46 AM

Originally Posted by Plum

idhAn wozniackiyA? Sharapova thangai rangekku pEsikitturundhAnga? She looks like Peter siddle's thangai

munvazhukkaiya pArthA Bollinger nyAbagam varudhu

idhukku dhAn ivLO buildup koduthAngaLA?

no no..neenga apdina nethiku match paakala...konja nerame paathalum konjamavathu kannai kulumai adaya seyyum...

plis to check this
http://www.tennisgrandstand.com/wp-c...wozniacki1.jpg

**thamburaj** · 22nd January 2011, 04:51 AM

Originally Posted by Kalyasi

Originally Posted by Plum

enakku therinju indha aLavukku ignorantA irukka kUdiya thambi praveen kumar dhAn.

Ok North Indies, Uttar Pradesh, Meerut!!

Also Fossible Munap Patel...

gavaskarukke aapu vacha andha bowler munaapu than irukkanum..

**Riyazz** · 22nd January 2011, 08:50 AM

pak 96/8..........

**Plum** · 22nd January 2011, 10:51 AM

Munaf played for mumbai so yes, chances are there when interoeduced to him

**ajithfederer** · 24th January 2011, 06:05 AM

Kapil Dev 89 off 55 balls 1st test vs England 1982

Kapil Dev 97 off 93 balls 3rd test vs England 1982

**Sourav** · 28th January 2011, 04:48 PM

gayle 92 from 40.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/461042.html

**ajaybaskar** · 28th January 2011, 05:00 PM

Indha match velaiyaduna groundla pudhu pul kooda molachuduche?

**Riyazz** · 29th January 2011, 09:53 AM

45.6

Oram to Shahid Afridi, 1 run, moves down the track and whips it through midwicket

45.5

Oram to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, Whackity whack! He moves outside leg and slices this over the off-side field. To the cover boundary. What a run fest these last few overs have been.

45.5

Oram to Shahid Afridi, 1 no ball, Nasty beamer! Oram apologises. The ball must have slipped out of the hand. It was the full toss around the right shoulder, Afridi was looking to swing it to the on side and is hit on the right shoulder. He is in pain. He gets up to see Oram next to him and Afridi wraps his arms around Oram to sort of say, it's all right mate.

45.4

Oram to Shahid Afridi, SIX, Thunderous wallop! Afridi moves outside leg and Oram bangs it in short. Afridi adjusts and crash-pulls it over wide midwicket boundary, into the stands

45.3

Oram to Shahid Afridi, 2 runs, gets forward to whip this full delivery to wide midwicket region

45.2

Oram to Shahid Afridi, SIX, Thump! Afridi clears his front foot and heaves this high, really high, but also manages to clear wide long-on

45.1

Oram to Shahid Afridi, 2 runs, the slower one now, dragged down to deep square-leg region

Afridi back to form...........

**Riyazz** · 29th January 2011, 09:56 AM

47.4

Bennett to Shahid Afridi, SIX, This is amazing! Six over cover point! It was the short delivery and Shahid Afridi whacks it up and over cover point. Blast!

47.3

Bennett to Shahid Afridi, SIX, Whaddaplayaaa! He makes it look simple. Just clear the front foot, hold your balance and swing through the line. This one sails over the straight boundary.