The greatest bowler the world has ever known and
a humble and decent man with it !! you are legend
and a true great, heres to you reaching 1000 !!

Amazing Champion. He has been the bedrock of Sri Lankan bowling and its many significant victories in all forms of the game against all kinds of oppositions in the world of cricket. I think every batsman in the world has struggled to get the better of him. Warne was frequently belted all around the park by Indian batsmen but Murali was unreadable by the same set of blokes who are supposed to be wonderful players of spin.
I am delighted with his achievement as he is A MADRAS(CHENNAI) SON IN LAW-He is married to a girl from Chennai.

what an achievement to reach it at home soil and also at a veneue in his hometown. As a cricket lover and a Sri Lanken. I salut and am proud of this impotant milestone which I persume will be very hard to crack for a long time or persumebly never.

A true champion ... a legend ... a genius ... our heartiest congratulations to Murali! Hope, he continues to 1000, as famously proclaimed by him in his typical humble way long time back ...

He still chucks!! I can spin a tennis ball on concrete when I chuck!

The Bradman of bowling, no doubt. He'll reach a thousand wickets if he goes on like this. Well done!

He is all time champion for spin bowling.
He redefined the spin bowling with his doosras.
I wish him to reach the magical figure of 1000 wkts to reach in is test career.He is such a wonderful human being off the field.

Rob Steen are you implying Brett Lee chucks? If so, don't be so gutless and come out and write it.

Controversy apart ,Murali is a great example of a figher,a true sportsman and a team man.He had been an ambassadar for the Srilankan brand of cricket.

Congrats Murali! You are undoubtedly the greatest bowler the world have ever known. This is more due to your character & never-say-die spirit than your huge tally of wickets. Game on for 1000 wickets!

The humility with which you accept your success is greater than the success in itself. We admire you for the great achivements. Keep going until you reach 1000 or even better. With all good wishes.

world's best will hold he record forever...

i doubt no other bowler will match upto his evenal tally and talent...

the times he's been through were more harsh than for any other cricketer...

also we must not forget the great Arjuna...had he not backed our murli, we would never have seen those astonishing spells...

hats of murli...you'll rule the world forever

Warney is still number one when it comes to the most affairs by a cricketer to feature in a tabloid!

Yes, he has broken a record. I am sure there will be somebody to break this.

He is a chucker an shame on the ICC for changing the rules to accommodate his chucking action. Benaud wouldn't consider him in his top 11 and Bishen Bedi (a south Asian) called him a 'Javelin Thrower'.

What an achievement, better than Warne not only in the records. Unlike Warne, Murali never had (1) a dominant batting side, (2) strong fast bowler support, (3) large totals being defended, and (4) the backroom unrivalled in world cricket. If nothing else, that makes Murali the greatest. Oh yes, add the character, humility and integrity, if nothing else.

He chucked when he started, the Asian bloc changed the rules, he still chucks his doorsa. Now the cricket world is blighted with Kirtly, Hayward, Malik, Botha, Aktar that will be Murali's legacy.

True champion weldone Murli sorry Rowan If you can 10 wickets Iam Happy

Congratulations to Murali for pulling off the biggest heist since the Great Train Robbery. Well done.

well Rowan..........!!!
the difference between you and murali is u can spin a tennis ball on a concreate surface because u chuck....and murali can spin a hard season ball on any surface inspite of not chucking......
so...instead of claming that u can spin the ball with his action when u chuck, try spinning the same ball by not chucking.....u can't, but murali can......

He's a chucker...don not even compare him to Warne...

His hard work, consentration & positive thoughts with a "trade mark smile" paid him off! Our heartiest congratulations! Well done Murali!

Murali,best bowler of the our times.I am proud to be a Anthonian & a Sri lankan

A true cricketer of the gentlemens game On and Off the field. Congradulations to a true Champion.
Hope this opens the eyes of the majority to realise that Sinhalese or Tamil all are Sri Lankans.

the smiling assassin. Murali besides being a champion bowler, comes out as being a decent humble human being- a rare character in this money-frenzy and greed-is-good era that modern sport finds itself in!

Well done Murali- you have brought a smile to every cricket lover, pride to our small troubled nation of Sri Lanka and my wish is that you go on to conquer 1,000 plus wickets!

Come on guys, In case of Murali it is clearly a physical deformity of which he has no control! He was tested with wires attached all over his body in Australia and cleared for his actions! When it comes to chuckers like brett lee, the aussie mates suddenly clam shut, like a obstinate virgin! As far as bishen singh bedi goes, we all know what a wimp he was when he took away the batsmen from the ground fearing hostile bowling! Richie benaud cant see anyone great beyond the aussie shores! So who cares if Richie benaud or bishen has murli in their list or not? As far as warnie goes, he came a cropper against india in india as well as in Australia!
By the way Glen mcgrath gets billing as a top bowler by the dominant aussie press, however when the same number of wickets are taken by kumble and murli in fewer tests, they are not bracketed in the same league,as both of them dont shake their head constantly, or abuse the batsman when they get hit for four / six!

the smiling assassin. Murali besides being a champion bowler, comes out as being a decent humble human being- a rare character in this money-frenzy and greed-is-good era that modern sport finds itself in!

Well done Murali- you have brought a smile to every cricket lover, pride to our small troubled nation of Sri Lanka and my wish is that you go on to conquer 1,000 plus wickets!

OGS, rob isn't implying anything, just stating the fact that brett lee's action was called under question at one point. good on ya murali, 5 more in the this test match wud help a long way towards a england defeat though

It is a sad day for cricket as a cricketer with a most dubious and diabolical action is hailed as a world beater. However murali has the distinction of bringing in terms like 'bent elbow', 'Degree of flexion' unheard of before his advent into Cricket. And the authorities duly obliged by doing their own version of the doosra this time by bending the rules!

Greatest achivment as a cricketer with lot of enemys. Thanks to Arjuna for saved Murali as gretest bowler we ever seen in cricket world.

He is the same league as Bradman.If in each of the seven categories to the right of the wickets column – best bowling, best match bowling, average, economy rate, strike rate, five-fors and 10-fors – Murali bests Shane Warne, there is a class difference berween them. Then when you compare his behaviour and manners on and off the fiels, he is way ahead of Shane Warne.

you're kidding aren't you?? a record obtained by a chucker taking bucketloads of cheap wickets against third rate sides is nothing but a fraud. it's just sad that the ICC has been so petrified it will be labelled racist if it supports the umpires who have been brave enough to no-ball him that they've allowed it to get to this stage.

Uncomparable performer. What an achievement. Torch bearer of srilanka and bcoz of him (to some extent vaas) Srilanka is a cricketing force. Cannot imagine where Srilanka will be without him.
Most lovable person who replies to his critics with a big smile. Very difficult to find such personalities in the present world of sports.

I wish him many more success

Rob, I’d reconsider the usage of the “tigerish” adjective when describing a Tamil man, especially a Sri Lankan Tamil.

Rowan,

To you I’d like to quote a line from Derek Pringle’s article on the Daily Telegraph yesterday: “As one Test cricketer recently confided, you could allow everyone to throw and break the current laws as much as they liked and they'd never match Murali's control and turn.”

Utilizing your logic, Rowan, I realized that I, too, can bowl ripping leg spinners using a tennis ball. Does that make me a better leg spinner than Warne? Pray tell.

Perhaps the world of cricket needs another 20 years before we realize how incredibly fortunate we were to witness two astounding geniuses at their pomp at the same time – just as we will to have witnessed Lara and Tendulkar. Perhaps with hindsight we’ll realize how unnecessary comparisons are. In a game that is increasingly batsman-friendly, it is a pleasure to watch two men continue to confound, confuse, outwit and generally scare opposition batsmen using not thunderbolts, but ripping spin and towering genius. That, to me, makes them both champions.

End of story.

It is so disheartning to see some of the comments about Murali being called chucker.This is a time when we all should stand and salute the feat of a great cricketer who has given spin bowling an impetus in the modern day cricket which favours the batsmen just a bit too much.The comparison with Shane Warne is a never ending debate. Both of them will always be remembered as the gems of spin bowling. Having said that, Murali deserves the applaud and respect for the great feat he has accomplished. 1000 should be the next target and his feat is a testimony of the sheer cricketing talent he has. Cheers Murali!!!

Thanks to the ICC, Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar do not have dubious actions, and nor does Murali...

To all the people who insult this great hero, understand one thing, take a look at the actions of other great fast bowlers that no one dares speak about, present bowling spearhead from australia is a great example amongst a few others from asia, they go ignored, but thats fine as the true champion Murali faced all tests and came out fine, So all you BLOKES, please stand up and cheer the 'true' champion of spin.

The whole island congratulates you. We are so proud of you. Here are our best wishes for you to achieve the next target of 1000 wickets

Bradman said murali's action was fine without recourse to biomechanics..People need to take his thoughtful intelligent comments unlike the unintelligent comments made by some contributors. I wonder whether if Murali was white whether you would have these unkindly words being said about him. I am sure in the end history and common sense will judge him to be what pele is to football a true genius. Well done murali your success has been against adversity on the field and unfair ignorant adversity off the field.

Great true champion bolwer ever!! humbled smiling!! guys like rowan will go in to catogory of Jhone Howard cant bat or bowl. but talks like Kings of kings!! thats what happen to Howard too. he talk murali chucker next day we saw him bowling on TV!!ask for channel 9 for footage!! poor bugger!!nothing to say more!!ohh dear!! and as if bret lee doesnt chuk at all!! i doubt whether you can hold the bowl properly.not being aussie doesnt mean you cant get higher you stupid people!!

Well done... Murali. A true son of mother lanka has shown the world what a great sportsman he is.. On and off the field. I believe Murali is a legend not because of his achievements alone, but also with the stupid rude comments he is getting from jealous ppl who do not want to see his success.

Ppl who know and love the game truly knows what a genious you are.... Go get ur 1000... Good luck.

Rowen and who ever else says he chucks are you guys stupid? He has been tested so many times and it does not help if his elbow is bent because he uses his wrist and shoulder for all the turn he gets. I know his arm looks bent when he bowls but it is all an optical allusion. watch videos of him in super slow mo which is at 3000 frames per second compared to ur eyes which is 25 frames per second then make ur mind up until then keep ur mouth shut coz u dnt know what ur talking bout

Taking nothing away from Muralis brilliance, Warne is still the better bowler BECAUSE he had all those fast bowlers taking wickets with him. Whereas SL relied more heavily on Murali. Still, were are privaleged to have seen two great spin bowling geniuses in the same generation. Congrats Murali.

Australia is a country originated by cut throats and outlaws. No wonder that they are insulting a humble man like Murali. He is far beyond their league!!!!

congrats to murli...please dont insult him by comparing him to warne. Have you ever heard murli doing any of the following things?
1. Taking banned substances
2. Having mode than friendly meeting with various women where ever he plays
3. Then following the above by sending them text messages
4. including such a text message to his wife(which was meant for other woman)

Hence murli is the greatest. Remember that murli is respected in india, where as warne is not even feared by the Ranji teams in india.

Western people doesnt suppport the Asian talent. Their real heros thoughts are bounded with boundaries. If we talk about cricketing heros they only support Bradman, Steve waugh, ponting, warne, Mc Grath, Lara etc and treat the most profilic talent like Akram, Tendulkar, Murli, Kapil, Imran as a normal. NO JUSTIFICATION AT ALL IT LOOKS HOPELESS CASE. Sorry champs you cant be a great cause you belongs to wrong continent.

Here are some RUBISH excuses:
Sachin has all the batting records cause he is opener and scored run on Asian batting pitches. Can anyone let us know is there any batsman who has became batting pillar of team with 100% dependency for more than a decade.
Murali is a chucker whether he is cleared by ICC but no one knows abt Bret Lee action cause he is Australian.
Mc Grath is better than Wasim akram while Grath most wickets are agianst week batting sites.
Shane warne is best spinner ever while Indian batsmen gave him treatment like street bowler.

Look, Mirali seems to be a lovely bloke, but seriously, if he had played in the same team as McGrath, he would have 200-300 fewer wickets to his name.

Ma heartiest congratulations to Murali, on this great achievement, hope u will achieve the humanly impossible and get 1000+ test scalps!!But its sad to see all the crappy messages posted on this blog, arguing about his action. His action was cleared by a panel of professionals who are way ahead in experience and cricketing knowledge than anyone of us here, debating on Murali's action!! So its about time that we all came to terms with the reality and embraced the champion bowler for the true genius he is!

Congratulations Muralii for the unreachable achievement.. All of those comments against you are because of, you are a real hero which they can't even think about and you have beaten all of their heroes..!!

Let's not run Murali down for the spineless actions of the cricketing world around him.

He had no control over the ICC and their shameless money grab to the sub-continent when they changed the law to accomodate him. He just went on and bowled.

Nor is he responsible for the shameless pandering he gets from Sri Lankan curators who prepare pitches specifically with a view to his bowling leaving them unplayable on days 4 and 5 - he just goes out and bowls.

Nor does he control who Sri Lanka are fixtured to play against, and the quality of the batting - he just goes on and bowls.

Congratulations to the man for this honour. Let us credit this feat he has achieved, All the while maintaining his humility. How easily he could have let it all go to his head, especially given how the world seems to be bent over to keep him happy.

Lets leave the blame at the feet of the authorities that have savaged and butchered this great game in the chase for the almighty dollar.

Murali, a champion bowler and a a champion human being.Well done.

ALAS..!!! a RECORD well made and well broken ..ALL HAILS to the WORLDS GREATEST CRICKETER and he has written his name amoungst the greats of the game like IMRAN KHAN , WASIM , WAQAR , KAPIL DEV, SIR RICHARD HADLEE, and DON BRADMAN(well hes of no comparison whatsoever)

Hey Murli is a chucker.....he has taken 30% of wickets against the minnows. His bowling avg. against India is 33 and against Australia 34. So does that make him a greatest one ever, certainly not. Sydney Barnes has to be the best ever. He took 189 wickets from 27 matches with 24 5-wicket hauls. That gives an average of 7 per match. Murali's avg wickets per match is 6.1. So, now you decide...whoz the best ever???

Hey Murli is a chucker.....he has taken 30% of wickets against the minnows. His bowling avg. against India is 33 and against Australia 34. So does that make him a greatest one ever, certainly not. Sydney Barnes has to be the best ever. He took 189 wickets from 27 matches with 24 5-wicket hauls. That gives an average of 7 per match. Murali's avg wickets per match is 6.1. So, now you decide...whoz the best ever???

Those that defend Murali's action in the face of the ICC tests are absolutely correct. The measurements were done and his degree of flex came in at about 12-13 degrees. The accepted degree of flex is 15 degrees. Brett Lee has a degree of flex also - but well within the 15 degrees.

The really big difference is, when Murali was tested, the accepted tolerancec for a slow bowler was 5 degrees. The rules were changed to keep him in the game. For a pace bowler, the rules have been consistent throughout Lee's career - 15 degrees.

Fact - Murali spent the first part of his career bolwing with an illegal action. He was a chucker.

Whether he still is, particularly after long spells and when the pitch isn't helping him is up to question. Then again, so is the action of every bowler in those conditions. Everybody gets tired and their action breaks down, or an effort ball changes things slightly. The fact he starts so very close to the limit with his stock ball is a risk.

But then, the ICC has made him a protected species so we'll never know.

It is finally a chance for the Murali's adversaries fire on all cylinders again before he reaches 1000 wickets target. Please keep firing, while I truly enjoy Murali's bowling and his opponents admire him with respect for his humbleness, integrity and assasin smile.

We the Australians salute you Murali. Well done mate!

i think it is a gr8 achievement and a slap on the faces of his critics

i'm not sure whetther he chucks or not but i do like him as a bowler and as a man. His smile is always on show even when he's hit for four. To compare him with Warne is, in my opinion, is unfair. Warne mastered the hardest art in cricket, legspin. Warne also had to put up with sharing wickets with McGrath and co for most of his career. Murali has the 'Richard Hadlee' effect. one great bowler with not much else. Hadlee finished with more wickets than Marshall, Khan, Lillee, Ambrose....how?, he didnt have to share! Saying Murali is better than Warne because he has more wickets or better avg or whatever doesnt tell the full story. It's like saying Tendulkar is better than Lara because he has 3 more tons. Tendulkar and Murali crunch numbers like no other players before them, but Warne and Lara make you think of magic.

Pradeep - to question the foundation of Australia and draw assertions towards the integrity of its current populace is deeply offensive. Particularly when it is done to defend a Tamil - given the hidden civil war, violence, terrorism and human rights atrocities that are being committed in Sri Lanka to this day. Get your own back yard in order before preaching elsewhere.

N: on you list reasons to denigrate Warne - number 4 was a message that went to his ex-wife, after they had mutually agreed to separate and caused absolutely no issue. The only reason it hit the media is because the Warne family got paid big money for the story and have set the cash for the benefit of their children. I congratulate them for harvesting the mindless spending of people like you on trash magazines to fund their own lives.

Way back in 1990, I had the priviledge of playing opposite Murali in an inter-school cricket fixture and what struck me foremost and regal was his mannerisms, moral ethics and the basic human qualities in general, which certainly superceded what he could do with the ball. Standing at the non-strikers end,I watched in awe him bowl one of my mates round his legs with a viciously turning leg-spinner instead of the usual. I knew well then that time will bring on the colossus in him and a feat the world would never forget. It pains me so much to read Bishen Singh Bedi howl and growl endlessly aiming arrow at Murali's action and its a darn shame alright for an ex-tradesman to bicker so long and forth over an issue that ICC itself has put to rest. Murali isn't simply to be understood for what he's accomplished on the cricketing field but for what he stands for in an ethnically divided society. A gentle giant within a polarised nation, he is to me a lasting hope of peace and unity to an Island once known as the pearl of the Indian Ocean. Awe-struck then but 17 years on, I take a bow now to you maestro!!

The debate goes on, perhaps reignited by this milestone. Does Murali chuck? There doesn't seem to be a middle road here, either he is a "f'ing chucker" (thanks Nasser) or he's a genius.

What we have here is recognition of a man. Unique. A real individual. A bloody hard worker. And above all, a nice guy. Always has a smile on his face and despite all the adverse coverage about his action he hasn't said an unpleasant word in response.

Could anyone here have managed that? Damn sure I'd have come out with a few less than pleasant put downs under a similar rain of comments.

The stats speak for themselves. My shoulder cracked and ached like mad after bowling eight overs of my own brand of off-spin. Could I bowl anything like the number of overs Murali has? Er, no. Could I ever be as accurate as Murali? Er, no. Assuming we're not counting in my daydreams. Could I ever be as feared as Murali? Er, no. That's one reason why I gave up spin and turned to swinging pies instead.

We do have one similarity though: one of my haul of 5/28 was taken with a ball that should have been the offie but went the other way. Being completely honest mine slipped off my finger and hit a crack. No wizardry about it. My grin at that moment was as huge as Murali's.

Simon Barnes wrote of Ashley Giles recently that "Worthiness doesn’t stir the blood. Well, not often." In terms of sheer bloody hard work and giving his all for his team, there are few worthier people than Murali. You can't argue with that effort.

Off the field he is reportedly as gracious and humble as he is on. Of the people who have played alongside him, does anyone have anything slightly negative to say about him?

I'm sure the chucking debate will rage on and on. I'm led to believe Murali is double jointed. There's nothing disbarring double jointedness in the Laws Of Cricket. A long time ago I suggested somewhere that bowlers with questionable actions should wear a brace when bowling. Jonathan Agnew said on the radio yesterday that he had seen Murali wearing such a brace and it made no difference to the resulting balls.

How the ICC has handled chucking is a debate for a different time. How about next week? Any cricket lover will take time to acknowledge the sheer hard work and effort Murali has put in. He has conducted himself with dignity under pressure and has been a rock for Sri Lankan cricket.

It could be that this quiet man is as good a role model as you will find in international sport.

I think this comments section sums it up all...the world is divided in its views on this legend...even if it be that he chucks,its not easy to chuck well for more than a decade and come up with the goods,with the whole burden resting on u evry time u go in there...and...add to that all the off-field stuff that he's been part of...and u'll know y he's such a great guy...But Murli has remained calm throughout and gone abt his work in a wonderful way...cheers mate,hope u bring more laurels to ur nation...

Adam, I think you got it wrong. It helps to have other great bowlers in your side to keep the pressure on both ends. In Sri Lanka's case, opposing batsmen just played safe against Murali, without taking any risks and just went after anyone at the other end.
Warne had the advantage of having great McGrath and others at the other end, forcing batsmen to take risks against Warne..hence loosing their wickets...
Just look at the present series against England..the English batsmen are doing just that.

I believe a lot of the negative comments have more to do with who he is and where he is from rather than about any sin that he is accused of committing. I cannot escape the feeling that if Murali was from Australia , England or New Zealand everything would be hunky dory. He has passed all of the tests set by the ICC and his action has been proclaimed as legal and to hell with those who say otherwise.

To the idiot who talked about Murali taking hordes of wickets against weak cricketing nations I would like to ask him if he had condemned Mathhew Hayden' s380 against Zimbabwe to break Lara's record for the then highest score? That thought I am prepared to stake my life that the thought that Hayden (superb batsman that he is) had scored his 380 against a weak opposition had not even occured to him.

The difference between a top class performer and an ordinary one in cricket or in any other competitive sport is that person's ability to exploit the existing conditions. Cricket is a highly competitive sport and all who enter the fray do so win. So what is the point.

I am from Guyana and I offer sincere congratulations to Murali, one of the world's finest cricketers and sportsmen who stands today as the greatest/finest wicket taker in the world.

DesMond

Well done brother.. true champion in all time ever.The people who dont have sense can call you any.... no matter what. you came such long way despite of all problems....cheers man....Go for 1000 true srilankan.

How anyone can say Murali is the best bowler of all time is beyond me. Have these people never heard of S.F. Barnes?
Seriously, though, have a look at Murali's wrist action in the next close up. It's like he's playing overarm petanque! To have that much wrist control and accuracy is just phenomenal. He's basically a mystery spinner, but his mystery hasn't been found out a la Gleeson, Iverson, Adams etc in over 10 years. Good on him for getting the record.
Finally, why is everyone getting so orgasmic over the record? Did they do so with Border, Warne, Waugh, McGrath? No, because the Aussies know that the team comes first. I recently read on cricinfo that Indian fans seem quite happy to lose as long as Tendulkar/Ganguly/Laxman makes a ton. The article made the point that if an Ocker watched Ponting make a ton in a losing cause he'd go home and kick the cat. Maybe that's why the Aussies are so far ahead, hmm? (BTW I'm English)

If u call murali a chucker? i can say that warne claimed most of his wickets using drugs?he bowles almost 15 overs at a strecth in a test,wonder y he was not tired CA was in shame when he was dropped
in the 2003 world cup. .......wel done murali....

Well done... Murali. A true son of mother lanka has shown the world what a great sportsman he is.. On and off the field. I believe Murali is a legend not because of his achievements alone, but also with the stupid rude comments he is getting from jealous ppl who do not want to see his success.

Ppl who know and love the game truly knows what a genious you are.... Go get ur 1000... Good luck.

yeah a true champion.But i think who will break murali's record.Think?????

Murli has done what we all expected him to do. He has the record but all these comparisons with Warne are odious. You cannot compare the two or belittle them in trying to do so. Warne had many advantages, the least being the Aussie propoganda machine and one of the best test teams of all side. Murli did not chose his opponents so wickets against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in no way demean his achievement. Yes Warne has had an enormous impact on the game but Murli is a world beater although he has been tamed by Australia and India on occasions. Bishen Bedi is a grouchy old coot and Benaud is simply biased. Murli has the record and Warne deserved to hold it. The question of whose better is irrelevant, Botham took Lillee's record but he is nowhere in the same class. In this case the genius level is about equal.

FOR HES A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW , FOR HES A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW.........CONGRATS MATE!!...ALL WAYS FOR U TO GO TH DISTANCE .... I MEAN THATS THE 1000 MARK..DO IT FOR US ASIANS...DUDEE>>

Murali is a great bowler in the world. Congratulates to him. And best of luck for 1000 wickets... Hats off to him.

Oi Merv (above), your having a laugh mate, An Australian redefines the word insecure, whenever someone remotely threatens the Australian sporting establishment an Australians first instinct is to try anything to discredit that person. As for Richie Benaud, I don't think I've seen someone more biased person ever to sit in a commentary box. I think I'm right in saying he was also the Captain of the Australian Team when Wally Grout was bowled by Alf Valentine and refused to leave the field. As for Bishen Bedi, it must gall him to not even be 1/5 the bowler Murali is. Unfortunately for him, his rants about Murali clearly show his failure as a human being although I'm pretty sure he's just peeved about being thrown out of the Madras Gymkhana Club by his own countrymen for being a twit. Well Done Murali, for all of you sitting pretty in Australia cowardly yelling no ball, Murali took all his wickets coming from a country where an ordinary Tamil is sometimes scared to walk the streets at night. What did Warnie have to go through? A lack of baked beans? Or no wait...oh poor Warney its another text scandal...or wait...no oh he's tested positive again..The sad thing about Australians is wheras most cricket playing nations (including Sri Lankans) say Warne was a great bowler, you people lack the moral courage to acknowledge THE greatest test wicket taker of all time and refuse to acknowledge him as one of THE greatest bowlers in the history of cricket. It kinda reflects your society.

Jealousy world never admire a hero.Those who insult Murali as a chucker never successful their life either.Sorry to say this but that is how it should be !! You have to be fair regardless of race ,origin,color and leave away from envy and learn to appreciate even a enemy's true achievment!!

Well done Murali, congratulations, hope you can reach to 1000 wickets near future.

Well, I think we can all count ourselves fortunates to have seen two bowling greats performing their art over the same period. It is not a matter of who is better, Warne or Murali, it it simply a case that the pair of them have captivated the cricketing world, one way or another.

Fair credit to Murali, he has done what ever has been asked of him. All he can do is play the way he plays. He is not responsible for ICC Laws, he is not responsible for Sri Lanka's test schedule, and he is not responsible for the weakness of the other Sri Lankan bowlers (Vaas could be considered the exception to that). All Murali is responsible for is going out and doing the job that was asked of him each and every time.

So, congratulations to Murali for achieving the record. It has been a pleasure to watch him in action over the years - just as it has been a pleasure to watch Warne.

Cam (an Aussie)

I am a Sri Lankan so do not be shocked by what I have to say. It is obvious that Murali's action is unique, but that is the essence of life. He has been exhaustively tested as a result of being called by umpires. I wonder how others would have coped with the pressure of such a public examination and still remain the well documented humane and genuine person he is. He has had a splint fitted whereby he cannot bend his arm (hence not be able to throw) and his bowling examined - it still looked like he was throwing - i.e. the basis of the optical illusion - illusion defined as a misinterpretation of a visual stimulus. It is evident also that nearly all bowlers that have ever bowled (had they all been tested to that same degree) would have been found to throw - that was the opinion of the Australian Biometric Scientist that tested Murali on more than one occasion. Can I make a request of you folk? Can you make decent case against Murali and if YOU are found wanting then do the decent thing - keep quiet and keep your ungenerous, spiteful (sounds like this) and yes somewhat racist views (most of the negative views here are from euro sounding stock apart from one asian name which may be a cover or an ill person!). Warne was good. No question about him. Just enjoy Murali and his achievement, plaudits to the Sri Lankan where it is due. One day another unique individual will come about and whatever his origin, or birth defect or talent. if that person shows ability, humility, resourcefulness, immenseness of spirit and joy, I for one will be happy just to watch and be contented.

Murali is a greatest ever bowler in the world.Congratulate to him and the Sri Lanka team.Hope he will produce many more records in future.Hope he will break Wasim Akram's ODI record as well.As a Sri Lankan I am very proud about him and today is the one of the happiest day in my life as he made all of us the proud.Best of luck Murali.

Yet another shameful day for cricket - like all the others when this man broke a record. If he has a deformity in his right arm, he should have bowled with his left. Or played another sport that did not require having the arm straight at the elbow. He is no genius and no inventor. If he is humble, it's only because he knows that he is a fraud. He knows that the bowling alley where he made his records had secretly put the side walls up for his lane only. Cricket's bowling records have been hijacked, ruined and made meaningless forever. Shame on him and those who run cricket.

For all the people out there who claim Murali claimed 30% of wickets from minnows....substitute all the 5 match test series that australia played england (where warne took a majority of his wickets)...and then factor it out if Sri Lanka played that many tests vs england. Murali would still be taking more wickets than warne.

A great achievement for a great bowler.Hats off to Murali for his landmark achievement.But to consider him the greatest bowler ever to grace the beautiful game is abit too much,considering the fact he has a poor record against India in India and also against Australia.The same applies is to Warne as well. Murali has had most of his success at home in conditions that are suitable to spin bowling. There are bowlers who have done well in all conditions but with fewer wickets.
To say Murali is the best is totally absurd,even though his record would not be broken by anyone.

So the australians bowling underarm against new zealand is very much in the lines of legality and sportsmanship is it?

Hats off to one of the greatest sportsmen ever - and even more, to one of the greatest Sri Lankans ever! All those (political)idiots on that amzingly beautiful island should learn from Murali. It is a smile and humility - not greed and brutality - which can move mountains. A moment of glory for a sad people!

Well done Murali.. you've achieved a feat that no cricketer ever can achieve, not ever with the conditions you were surrounded with.. I'm sure if you were born a white and an Australian, by now you surely must have achieved 1000wickets or even more and with your attitude you surely may have outdone Sir Bradman (with respect) in popularity. Sadly for mates and God knows from where that word "mate" derived from luckily for we Asians you were born tough to overcome all the obstacles and achieve what you rightly deserve to be called "world's champion bowler". The good thing about being an Australian is that if you were popular you can even getaway in a "bookie case" you simply have to say you just gave them the pitch report and the world and ICC will listen with no fuss at all. Mahela, Sanga and Murali, you guys too soft for the Auz, I felt that Murali should never have played in Autralia at all, Sanga on that day could ghave changed the match if not for Rudy's blunder and the gentleman Gilchrist and his ball all clean under the Carpet. Imagine all these odds taking place against the Auz.. If somebody wants to look at a real robber just look at Mr Hare, still fights for his ransom, a Classis Auralian example.. In our own words WELL DONE MURA..

well done mate.great achievment. very proud to be a sri lankan in uk.all the very best.

What is the fact that every single person who says the rules were changed to accomodate Muralis action, and who says he chucks has conveniently forgotten or ommitted? The fact that 99% of the bowlers in international cricket.... including some of those considered to have a "perfect" action... and HEAVEN FORBID !!!! some AUSSIES themselves (Glen McGrath anyone? the so called "Mr. Perfect action")extend their arm up to 15 degrees when bowling.... the limit of 15 degrees was set to accomodate ALL of them... muralis bend was something like 11 degrees if I remember right while McGraths was more... so if people say the rules were changed to accomodate him... they were more so to accomodate Australias best fast bowler... and most of the other bowlers in the world.... people who ignore this are either just racist, ignorant or just plain jealous (Warney anyone?) ...

As someone who suffers from a physical disability I find all the criticism of Murali quite disturbing.

What all these (you) people are saying is that if someone has a disability that makes playing cricket less favourable than it would be ok. Here someone was born with a disability that gives him extra flexibility in the wrists (it's the wrist's we are talking about - the arm doesn't straighten - that has been proven), then he can not benefit from it because disability always has to be a negative thing making people worser off.

Hi Murali. You are a true champion and will be remembered as the best bowler for ever. There are many cannot swallow the bitter pill because only they did was invent the game but never produced a champion like you. Congradulation.

For those that defend Murali, you know that he hardly finds the need to do it himself, why do you waste your time? A truthful man knows himself to be truthful and needs no justification from any outsider. On the contrary if he is a fraud and he knows this then no one suffers more internally than he. Dont waste your time. If you support him, enjoy his achievement and if you don't, know your belief in your heart and move on.

Well Done...! You will pass 1000...! No Doubt...
This is the best example for Unity of Sinhala & Tamil people in Srilanka...!

Like someone said earlier... Bradman said muralis action was fine... so does all the high tech camera and slow mo's with hundreds of frames/sec and biomechanics... so I suppose the people who keep harping on about his action... u are both a better judge of a cricketer than Don Bradman and also a better scientist than those in the Australian University who conducted the tests.. and u also have better vision than a hi tech slo mo camera? Sure u may have all that ... but u sure have nothing in-between ur ears except a lump of clay... and for those who say the rules were bent... they werent bent for him.. they were bent for almost EVERY bowler out there.. so if u want to call every international bowler a chucker.. go ahead... just shows what a retard u are... why dont u just ban bowling altogether and just have 2 batsmen and 11 feilders out there.. then no one would chuck.. some idiot was saying murali has allowed other chuckers to bowl without getting penalized... I suppose that also includes every fast bowler alive as well? Courtney Walsh? Glen McGrath? Shaun Pollock? Michael Holding? how conveniently you guys select your facts... your just showing how pathetic, moronic and mean spirited (and probably racist as well) u are.. Plus Warne is a great bowler... but unlike Murali... he is a proven drug cheat... and was implicated in matchfixing as well as numerous sex scandals... but of course he is aussie... so being a proven cheat dosent matter (as opposed to an implied one)... especially since his mum gave it to him... dogs will always bark... but the great will always just ignore them... u guys can yap all you want... but in the end.. the record books will show him as the best bowler in history... long after u guys are dead and gone.. what have you achieved in your lives that beats that?

Congrats Murali! Our cricket team is the best thing to happen to our little country... - and you are the best thing that has happened to our team!

To the few of you who have made those silly little comments on chucking and throwing - Scientific proof is unfortunately a very difficult thing to ignore for those with common sense! The ICC changed the rules because there was blatant evidence that most bowlers in the world (both present and past) bent their arm to some extent when delivering. Note that in the new rules fast bowlers are allowed to bend their arms more than a spinner - clearly this rule was not put in place to accommodate Murali!

There was a time (not so long ago in fact) when people used to get set on fire for making silly little remarks such as the world was round, or it was NOT created in 7 days… Fortunately, it seems science has a slightly bigger influence on today’s law makers – at least when it comes to sport!

So fingers crossed, future generations will better appreciate the man for the true genius he really is (or was), and envy us for having had the opportunity to follow this amazing career – just like I envy those who got to see the great Don in action!

Congrats murali... We are indeed lucky to have witnessed his career. Bowling has alwayz been under-rated compared to batting. For people who dont understand the magic of bowling murali is a chucker. Comprehend bowling 38000 balls and also taking 700+ wickets against the bests cricketing world has to offer with little or no assistance of your bowling department (no offence to VAAS) and as for the claim that murali opened pandora's box of chuckers... Lets just say he corrected a rule that had no science behind to it...
CONGRATS MURALI ... Hope you have the strength to send another 290 batsmen back to the pavillion

The Aussies cleared him of chucking already, so could you please all just shut up.
Also, if you've ever watched slow-mo replays of Shoaib or Lee bowling really fast then you'll see the hyper-extension there... does that mean they're cheats? No.

A terible, terrible day for cricket when the owner of the most diabolical action seen since Ian Johnson, is called a great "bowler". The conniving of the world's cricket press, like the ICC, terrified of the money of the Asin Bloc, is equally damning.

Warne who I agree is not half the person that Murali apparently is, is however by far the greatest bowler the world has seen. Murali is not a "bowler" -he is an out and out chucker and always has been.

congats murali.a champion is a understatement.he is and will be among the greatest players of all time.i have seen such a persistent and brilliant bowler.i wish him all the best.

If the disparagers were white MCC members they could be excused as Col Blimps, the Aussies have always been bad losers, what excuse do the others have?

IDIOTS GUIDE TO APPREICIATE MUALI

How to solve the cheap wickets problem
1. Find out how many tests Murali has played against Bangladesh & Zimbabwe - lets call this figure X.
2. Find out how many wickets he got against them - call it Y.
3. Find out how many wickets per test Murali has against West Indies/England (Warne has played a significant number of tests against these countries) - Call this figure Z
3. Minus Y from 710 - this figure can be A
4. mutiply X*Z - This figure can be B
5. Add A+B
(If you don't understand this - I suspect you won't if you this guide is meant for you - This will give the effective number of wickets Murali would've got if he didn't play against Zim/Bangla and instead played more against England & WI)

find out how much the difference is.... my guess it would be a little less than 710 but not a lot. remember Warne played many more matches to create the original record.

How to decide if Murali chucks

1) Look up the definition of "Optical Illusion" - Don't always belive what you see - when Murali bowled with a unbendable cast on TV...it still looked like he chucked!
2) Tests concluded that Murali straightens his arm by upto 10 degrees when bowling the doosra and only upto 5 when bowling the off spinner.
3) Almost all bowlers around the world had flexion higer than this numbers including McGrath,Pollock,Brett Lee...
4) If the ICC enforced the "old rule" it would've outlawed 95% of the bowlers in world cricket. Also achivements of bowler such as Holding,Botham,Lillie,Hadlee etc would have to be erased from the record books....
So the ICC didn't change the rule to help Murali...but only to preserve the reputations of all the bowlers in the history of cricket!

If you don't understand these facts...You could try to get your facts straight. This information can be found on a wonderful thing called the "Internet".
Also a lot more knowledgable sceptics than you(i.e Holding,Slater,Fraser etc) have had to change their minds after looking at these results so there is no reason you cannot.

Just to add that unlike some ignorant people on these boards I admire both Murali & Warne...Lot of people have tried to figure out how well both bowlers would've done if they played for each others teams(Murali for AUS and Warne for SL)....something we would never find out....
I've got no doubt that if they played for the same team the stats would have been very similar and stats for both these champions would have been even better!

A world record does not make Murali the best bowler of all time....Just reminds us that he is a champion that we should be priviledged to watch!

He is one of the greatest Tamils ever to live.

raz is right - if Murali is a chucker then so are almost all bowlers who have ever played the game. I find it hard to understand those who continue to ignore the scientific evidence (gathered by an Australian university too, so hardly evidence of some kind of conspiracy). I am an Australian and although I thought Warne was a great bowler, I think Murali is even better (though perhaps not the greatest of all time; there have been many great bowlers with a better strike rate, but nevertheless he is definitely up there). The slurs against Murali here are as tiresome as the random accusations of racism. Lets just congratulate the man for a great achievement and a record that will surely stand for a long time (Murali will hold the record, I think, for as long as Lance Gibbs did).

The only way to settle this is a bowl out between Murali and Warne. Also no plaudits for Murali's batting? I always thought he was an enteratining batsmen much in Afridi's mould.

Murali is the highest wicket-taker and the most prolific spin bowler ever.Nothing else matters.Quantitatively as well as Qualitatively he is a better bowler than Warne.
It's Ironic to see so many WHITE people have 'Racist Bias' against him!

Excuse me merv,niranjan,ravi,etc., all those guys says in this article murali is a chucker and not deserve to his record, i think their views probably one of the best joke u may ever read in an article Oh! This is democratic world so people can say whatever they want..!That's y they might have said that. It won't be surprise if above guys say courtney walsh .better batsman than tendulkar. Common guys what an achivement murali did,wt u say?i think bedi wants a job in abroad(apart frm asia) that's y he always blame asian players(harbajan,murali).in sports there shouldn't be any partiality,but some guys are behaving like that! Gongrats murali..sorry warne fans...

CONGRATS MURALI!! YOU ARE A LENGEND.. I HOPE YOU CAN GO AND REACH THAT MAGICAL 4 FIGURE MARK!! ALL THE BEST!!

AND FOR THOSE LOSERS WHO CANT TAKE IT, BECAUSE A SOUTH ASIAN MAN HOLDS WORLD'S GREATEST HONORS.. I SAY.. THANK YOUR MOMS THAT THEY GAVE BIRTH TO YA'LL AT THE RIGHT TIME TO WITNESS THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOWLER IN ACTION!!

good achievement no doubt but i dont think he is the greatest spinner , hes got almost 150 wickets against bangladesh and zimbabwe plays mostly at home only and hes got a pathetic record against aus which has beenthe most dominant team of the past decade.Compared to him anil kumble has got only 50 wickets agaisnt ban and zim , so if u take out their wickets against zim and ban both of them ie kumble and murali have roughly the same no of wickets and kumble has a fantastic record aganist the best team of the past decade ie australia.If india would have played as often against ban as sri lanka do kumble would have also crossed 700 wickets by now.

Some may argue that Murali has dubious bowling action. But every team has players who have such dubious actions. For example, Pakistan (Akhtar, Shoaib Malik, Hafeez), India (Harbhajan Singh, Sarandeep Singh, Rajesh chauhan), Australia (Brett Lee, Tait), Newzealand (Mills), South Africa (Johan Botha), England (Kirtley). Only reason why people shout about only about Murali is that others in the above list have not achieved even a small fraction of what Murali has achieved today. Murali really rocks!!

Hey guys who is calling murali chucker please can you shut your mouth; i belive most of the derogatory comments are coming form ausies about whose manners i dont have anything more to say. Shame on you guys for calling murali a chucker. Murali the true champion.

When I was in school I had aspirations to be a fast bowler. I was never really very fast, but could bowl pretty decent outswing. There were a couple of other kids in my school who were significantly faster, but, to be polite, had somewhat dodgy actions. It was quite galling to see them being picked for the school team at my expense, by a coach who was interested in winning and not much else. Most other teams also had a couple of bowlers with dodgy actions, so everyone sort of mutually agreed to ignore the issue. In those days, as these bowlers went up the chain, they would eventually start getting no-balled by umpires and would then either have to modify their actions (in most cases reducing their effectiveness significantly) or drop out of the team. That no longer happens - and thousands of kids with proper actions suffer as a result. The only real recourse for them is to introduce a kink of their own in their actions, to get that extra bit of pace or turn. If you go into the school and neighborhood cricket fields of South Asia today you will see this trend has become an epidemic. That, in essence, has been Murali's, Shoaib's, Lee's and Harbhajan's contribution to the game. And for bending the rules related to bending the arm, the ICC, the BCCI, and the University of Western Australia are just as much to blame. To put a positive spin on it, you may call it an evolutionary step for the sport. However, it is difficult to see anything positive in this situation.

hmmmm first of all....congrats to murali on his great success... but this is abt those who r tryin very sadly to condem his achievements... we all know he is not a chucker.. u cant ball with a bracer arond teh arm of u chuck.. and aussie scientist proved.. all the aussie's who call him a "chucker"..without no proof talk to ur scientists and talk to micheal slater who was there at the testing...they'll say he is not a chucker...
And sum ppl think ICC adjusted rules for him...wel not only for him....at that time degree of floexion allowed was 10 degress...and both mcgrath and lee wit murali were above this.. so pls dont talk nonsense..

im a sri lankan...like all sri lankans i feel dat aussies play gud cricket..and warne is a great baller.. why cant sum ppl just acknowledge wat murali has accoplished...i know a lot of australian's who think realy good of murali..and support him( thank you mates we appreciate ur support)...so others also pls try to grow up and try to stop whinning like a mommy's little girl.
ohhh yaaa sumone commented about the brave aussie umpire who called murali for no ball...aru u talkin abt darrel hair?? lol he is clealy mental....i pity the poor guy...look at wat he has done to him self...goin to courts agaisnt ICC and withdrawin...wat a joker.sory dude...but u r makin a big fool out of ur self all the time... im sory to say
ohh yaa like i said aussies r a gud cricker team..but r they realy good sportmen...thats a little doubtful...warne and drugs..(mind u im a great fan of his ballin but not drug takin)....ok guys just imagine 2007 worldcup final...SL vs AUS...lets say kumar sangakkara scored a match winning centuary wit a golf ball in his glove...do u realy think the situation wud hv been same as it was wit adam gilchrist.... wud it hv just gone away like it did?...NOOOO... bt wud sri lankans shout out every time he comes to bat "cheater" and "golf ball"..NOOOO... anyways golf ball or not it was a gud batting display.. maybe not the most sportsman like...
Pls dont try to condem what murali has achieved cuz the man has gone through enough and worked hard for his achievements...
finaly i knw all the indians (wel most...wel all my indian friends r atleast) support murali...but Bedi's an old fool who will probably hv to pay a lot of money for puttin his mouth in tho wrong place...i know dat most indians dont feel dat way...lol.. bedi is just probaly naive and jealous annyways no one realy cares abt what he has to say...ok ty guys..its been a long talk.sory abt that..but i wid liek to see any comments u hv to say for what i just said.

Bedi, Benaud&others who hate murali's action atleast say congratulate to murali. What a shame to call murali a chucker! He is a one of greatest cricketer ever particularly in bowling department while bradman is for batting. Nearly 60 years gone after bradman retired still no one atleast nearing bradman's avg(99.94,after bradman,ponting has around 60 with minimum 20 tests)till now! Now murali has 710,he may reach 1000, this probably will not be broken by anybody atleast to another 100 years! Or may not even be ever broken! Congrats MUTTAIAH MURALITHARAN.(i think no one mention his full name in this article.

Those who say the ICC changed the law so as not to appear racist, would you be happier if they had not changed the law, thus discriminating against a physical disability? You could probably spin a tennis ball on concrete, congratulations, but could you land it on the same spot for 40 overs at a time in the subcontinent heat, while you've got the burden of Sri Lankan cricket on your shoulders? If anything, Murali has had a harder time learning his trade since there is no coaching manual that I know of that says "keep elbow bent while bowling." He's had to grow up unable to bowl like his peers, but has rose above it, becoming the one of the greatest bowlers cricket has ever seen. Look past the disability and admire the genius that lies within.

CONGRATULATIONS. You brought honour to the country and to yourself. You are a humble decent champion. Your behaviour in and off the field and how you faced the criticism is worth more than 709. I hope you will the bowling champion for ever. God bless You.

Let the losers say what they want to say. Empty vessels make the loudest noise. Let the victor bask in his glory and the losers better go some where and lick their wounds without making any noise because Murali is here to stay till he decides to go. Here's to 1000 wickets for the master of spinner.

Congratulation Murali…. “the Genius Bowler in the game of cricket”

You are the best there is, the best there ever was and the best there ever will be…..all those who criticize him are people who don’t know a dam thing about cricket or the rules of the game…he went through a lot but he kept his cool… that’s a true gentlemen.. and those who criticize him…cricket is a gentleman’s game you ignorant …cricket hates ……

Shane Warn is a good bowler I’ll give him that but he played more games then Murali…when is comes to Legends in bowling there’s only one….Murali….there’s nothing to guess or say…he is the best…
You cannot play this many games and call him a chucker you stupid morons…great cricket players admire Murali …because they are great players..(as an example Sr. D. Bradman), so who the these idiots don’t know smack about cricket and criticize him…no one can take the Glory fm Murali….

Congrats…..Murali you showed how to be a true champion and a great human….you are very humble even when you at the top…that’s rare to find…you’re a Genius….

As a cricket blog writer, you are required to know your Shoaib Aktars from Shoaib Maliks. I do hope Murali will enshrine his 709 ball on a little stand and present it to Arjuna. Arjuna was solely responsible for encouraging and having confidence in Murali when Murali was at his lowest points in his career. It is inspirational to have a captain like Arjuna. I am an Indian fan of both Arjuna and Murali.

Murali is a warm and wonderful human being with a smile that can light up the whole of Srilanka. His outstanding contributions as a bowler along with Chaaminda Vaas's have been responsible for the success enjoyed by Srilanka in the past decade. Best wishes to Murali and hope to see him well into the next decade.

Congrats to Murali on the achievement. He will go down as one of the world's greatest test bowlers. However, he is still 2nd to Warne as a spinner and quite far from being the greatest test bowler of all time.

Murali chucks. Period. Murali may be a better human being but for me Warne is the greatest spinner of all time.

Australian fans are really the sorest losers on this planet, they just can't digest the fact that murali is so much better than warne, but its alright, if murali paid to attention to every sore australian good for nothing loser he wouldn't have reached his milestone.

Congratulations Murali! Almost as thrilling as the record, is seeing all his detractors getting desperately apoplectic in these comments and elsewhere. I hope Murali goes on to take 1000, or whatever number it takes for Bishen Bedi and those of his ilk to pop a coronary.

Firstly to Rob Steen could you please put me in contact with your drug supplier - I want whatever it is you're currently on. To put Brett Lee and Shoaib Malik in the same "chucking" boat as Murali is akin to putting Pee Wee Herman in the same boxing boat as Mike Tyson. That crack you're on is obviously affecting your eyesight as well as your brain.

To the other morons who have posted about Murali being such a nice guy off the field and so deserves accolades for breaking a bowling record I have to ask what the hell does that matter? By that reckoning it's obvious that Mother Theresa is the greatest cricketer of all time.

(And we all know she wasn't particularly good against the short ball).

The fact remains that the ICC changed the rules of the game just so Murali could keep playing. You know why? Besides them being spineless, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE SEEN AS RACIST. The ICC make a lot of money out of the subcontinent, and they didn't want to upset their biggest market.

So before you lunatics rave on and say it's because of racism that people are critical of Murali, how about you realize it's only because of racism that he was even allowed to continue to play the sport in the first place.

Murali's supporters are all full of excuses. If you're white and call him a chucker (and he most certainly is) then you're a racist. If you're brown and call him a chucker (like Bishen Bedi) then you're just old and jealous. If footage is slowed down and shows him straightening his elbow then it's all "oh he's just got extremely flexible double-jointed wrists".

Why don't you just admit that he chucks with that freaked out screwed up bent-in-two galoptic wrist of his, but happens to be the best chucker in the history of the sport.

Oh and I'd also be a nice person if my profession changed the rules that I was breaking so as to allow me to keep breaking them all for the sake of the almighty dollar - you wouldn't be able to get the smile off my face with a crow-bar.

Murli is a chucker. Hyperextension is a politically correct alternative to term chucking!!! If he can not bowl normally he should be allowed to bowl.

A chucker holds the record for the most number of wickets ... pathetic