Former Sri Lanka captain, Aravinda de Silva, reflects on the retirement of record-breaking former team-mate Muttiah Muralitharan on ICC's Cricket Show.
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"I think the team will have a big void that will need to be filled with the departure of Muralidaran. He is the kind of a guy who will come through once in a generation and it’s difficult to find anyone comparable to him. But in time, we will find someone to fill his shoes in the spin bowling department.
"On the field, he gave hundred per cent and he’s a tremendous guy off the field. He was a fantastic sportsman and supported all his team-mates on the field and I think that’s something all senior players should take as a piece of advice from him, to be behind your team mates one hundred per cent."
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