A praise from Australian quarters would be worth its weight in gold for the Sri Lankan off spinner.
muttiah muralitharan smiles at retirement
Muttiah Muralitharan announced his retirement upon which the Australian captain was all praises for the wily spinner.
Ricky Ponting stated that Muralitharan was one of a kind of his generation, "Until he came on the scene I had never faced anyone that had the ability to spin the ball both ways like he does. I was lucky to play against him in one of his first Test matches ... we played a lot against each other, whether it be one-day cricket or Test cricket."
Murali will tkae that will his tradmark smile.
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