Muttiah Muralitharan
Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan inspects the pitch at the Galle International Stadium on Monday. PHOTO: AFP
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Dear Sir, I think the
Muralidaran Ramesh Somasunderam
20 Jul 2010 - 21:59
Dear Sir,
I think the retirement of Muralithran will bring to an end a career of a cricketer, whom many will enjoy conversing about at dinners, parties, pubs, and at homes, and whom some will view, analyse, and evaluate as a genius, and others will interpret as a bowler who did not keep within the legal requirements of the game in relation to his suspect bowling action. Either way, this dialogue and discussion is what makes Muralitharan the most interesting and fascinating player to play the game in regard to its history. I believe the unconventional action of Muralitharan, in particular his point of release of the ball is his greatest asset, as it comes out of his hand when the ball hits the pitch as a scrambled seam. This makes it very difficult for a batsman to read Muralitharan off the pitch, but it may appear easier for batsman to use their feet against him, but this is much easier said than done in reality, because as many great off spin bowlers before him, he does defeat most batsmen in flight, and through deception of pace, which is Muralitharan’s great asset, apart from spinning the ball a great deal, which is very rare, especially for a finger spinner.
I believe Muralitharan was a ‘thinking man’s cricketer’, who understood the strengths and weaknesses of most batsman, he was also persistent, consistent, and relentless in regard in his pursuits of achieving results personally, and as a contributor to a team sport, such as cricket, and he evaluated the conditions and the requirement from his perspective very quickly in important, and vital games of cricket, may it be Test Match cricket or One Day Internationals. Therefore he was not just a talented individual, but he brought other facets to the game, especially to a team, such as team sprit and unselfishness, which were invaluable and very much required, and they were greatly appreciated by both team members, cricket officials, and the general public, who were interested in the game, its direction, contribution, and its history.
Dr M. R. Somasunderam.
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