HowardRoark Posted August 10, 2010 Posted August 10, 2010 http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2010/aug/10/india-deserve-number-one-ranking-in-tests-muttiah-muralitharan.htm Muralitharan [ Images ], who retired last month as Test cricket's highest wicket taker, had a completely different view on the system and said it was not necessary for a team to beat all other sides on tours before becoming number one. "India deserve to be the number one Test side because they won a lot of matches. They won against Australia in Australia, they won against England [ Images ] in England and they drew the recent series in Sri Lanka 1-1," he told reporters on the eve of the launch of Champions League [ Images ] Twenty20 [ Images ] in Johannesburg. "You can't criticise by saying that the point system is not good. That means you are trying to find fault with everyone. When some team deserves credit it should be given, you have to be honest," Muralitharan said. "I think you can't justify by saying that you have to win home and away and then only you can be the number one. When Australia was the number one Test side, they had lost a series against us in Sri Lanka. Only in 2004, Australia won a series against us in Sri Lanka," he added. "I think the ICC have got a system in place and they have done it to the best of their ability. It is fair enough and whoever is number one under this, they deserve it. No system can be perfect. There are nine Test playing countries and if you try to play home and away matches by each country, it will take five-six years to rotate and it is impractical," he said. :hatsoff::hatsoff::hatsoff: Now, some might whine that money and IPL makes him talk. While they might have a feeble point, it should be noted that he has given relevant facts and sound logic to support his claim. Take that Sanga the Whinga :finger:
Karan114 Posted August 10, 2010 Posted August 10, 2010 Nice one from Murali, sensible and well argued points.
SachDan Posted August 10, 2010 Posted August 10, 2010 Well said Murali :hatsoff: May you play for CSK forever :)
Zelig Posted August 10, 2010 Posted August 10, 2010 Well said Murali :hatsoff: May you play for CSK forever :) ..and PWN MI forever :grin:
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