Murli announces retirement plan

[rainy day]

Muttiah Muralitharan has said he will retire from Test cricket at the end of Sri Lanka's home series against West Indies in November 2010. Speaking at the end of the first ODI against Pakistan, in which he was awarded the Man of the Match, Murali said he will focus on representing his country in one-day cricket until the 2011 World Cup and thereafter will stick to Twenty20 cricket. Murali, 37, is the world's leading wicket-taker in Test cricket with 770 at 22.18 from 127 Tests. He passed Shane Warne's Test record of 708 wickets against England in December 2007, fittingly on his home ground in Kandy. He achieved the grand double of being the highest wicket-taker in ODIs as well when he went past Wasim Akram's record of 502 wickets in 2009. Murali made his Test debut against Australia in 1992 http://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/current/story/417016.html

[Sachinism]

Hmm, that is a while away yet, so many things could change by then

[DomainK]

That indeed will be the end of an era. Shane Warne and Murali will be remembered for a long time as the best spinners the world ever saw.

[coffee_rules]

I hope India doesn;t let him/SL win a series in India at the end of his career. Pheku saala...

[punjabi_khota]

Doesn't it seem like SL play way too many home series and too few away ones :hmmmm2:

[King Tendulkar]

The great Murali to quit tests end of next year! The greatest spinner of all time is quitting tests end of 2010. But will carry on playing odis till next world cup and will then play 20/20 thereafter. A real legend is leaving the test arena, sad news! http://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/current/story/417016.html

[DomainK]

http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showthread.php?t=171201

[Lord]

i was hoping for a 1000 wickets from him:((.Anyway a true legend