[1]Kolkata, July 23: Paying glowing tributes to Muttiah Muralitharan, who had just retired from Test cricket, former India captain Sourav Ganguly today said he would rate the Sri Lankan a tougher spinner to face than his long-time competitor Australian Shane Warne.
"I don't want to get into comparison but I would prefer Warne. Murali is more accurate and has more variations so tougher to face," Ganguly told reporters here.
Ganguly termed Muralitharan's Test retirement after his final five-day game against India at Galle as end of an era.
"(Shane) Warne, (Anil) Kumble had already retired and now (Muttiah) Muralitharan... It is an end of an era," the 38-year-old said.
"His (Murali's )record will be very hard to beat, he has been a great chapter in Sri Lankan cricket, having reigned supreme for more than 15 years. He is hard to be compared with anybody," he added.
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