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It is not every day when India loses still one doesnot feel too bad about it. It is not every day that when world’s number tag is at stake and still you want one opponent to take wickets against you. It is not every day that opponent is backed up.
22/7/2010 is not just another day. It is day when history has been written. It is day when an icon is retiring. It is day
when a man who didn’t chase records but created it is saying good bye to the world of cricket.
Muttiah Muralitharan , the man who re defined spin bowling , the man whose dusara got every teesara player shocked and every
player being scared is saying good bye in style to cricket. The legend has one match to get 8 wickets and reach 800 wickets
mark in test cricket and he did just that. Muttiah muralitharan is now officially first person to have crossed 800 wickets mark and perhaps would remain the only one to do so.
To reach to 800 mark , one needs to play 160 test matches and take five wickets averagely in each test match.Considering a nation plays 10 test matches in an year , it would take 16 years for a great bowler to reach 800 mark. He has to maintain his form through out , remain mentally and physically fit , then he can reach that level.It is as good as climbing mount everest!!!!!!!!
As muralitharan joins his contemporaries shane warne and anil kumble as being retirees , an era today comes to an end. No more we would see ‘eyes wide open’ bowling gesture. No more we would see smiling gentleman who could beat greats in flight. No more we would see exceptional bowler who could spin even in cement pitch!!!!!!!
It is time to say good bye to one of ‘THE MAN’ of spin bowling. As we bid good bye , we wish him all the best for his future. There wont be any ‘doosra’ muralitharan.
