Murali calls it quits

Record-breaking Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, 38, said yesterday he would retire from international cricket after the 2011 World Cup. Murali, the world’s leading wicket-taker in both Tests (800) and one-dayers (517), bowed out of Test...

Record-breaking Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, 38, said yesterday he would retire from international cricket after the 2011 World Cup. Murali, the world’s leading wicket-taker in both Tests (800) and one-dayers (517), bowed out of Test matches in July last year after the opening match against India in Galle.

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