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[Bazal]

Whether you reckon he chucked or not, Murali was a freak to be fair.

No other player could bowl like him without the same deformity

 

[Eelementary]

Whether you reckon he chucked or not, Murali was a freak to be fair.

No other player could bowl like him without the same deformity

Great bowler.

He was a chucker, imo, but still - a great player.

 

[Eelementary]

Muttiah Muralitharan, or Shane Warne - who would you have in your squad, hypothetically?

I would go for Warne, just, on the strength of his batting - 12 Test 50's, compared to Muralithara's 1, would make him a handier addition, imo.

 

[84 Baby]

Muttiah Muralitharan, or Shane Warne - who would you have in your squad, hypothetically?

I would go for Warne, just, on the strength of his batting - 12 Test 50's, compared to Muralithara's 1, would make him a handier addition, imo.

Murali could obviously take wickets but Warnie could turn games further than even he could turn a ball.

 

[Bazal]

Murali was also awful in the field.

Just... Just the worst

 

[parrathruandthru]

Muttiah Muralitharan, or Shane Warne - who would you have in your squad, hypothetically?

I would go for Warne, just, on the strength of his batting - 12 Test 50's, compared to Muralithara's 1, would make him a handier addition, imo.

Murali 25 tests against Bangledesh and Zimbabwe for 176 wickets Warne 3 tests for 17. Those are not test wickets. Grade cricket wickets maybe. Warne every day of the week

 

[strider]

Warnie is the greatest spin bowler of all time ... we should consider our selves lucky to have seen him play.

Can be a bit of a knob at times, but he is entertaining

 

[strider]

Green is a dirty rotten westie, so makes sense

 

[Bazal]

Warnie is the greatest spin bowler of all time ... we should consider our selves lucky to have seen him play.

Can be a bit of a knob at times, but he is entertaining

Murali absolutely has a claim to be held in the same regard, though. Very different bowler but still a genius

 

[parrathruandthru]

Muttiah Muralitharan, or Shane Warne - who would you have in your squad, hypothetically?


I would go for Warne, just, on the strength of his batting - 12 Test 50's, compared to Muralithara's 1, would make him a handier addition, imo.

Another comparison

Murali

VersusMatchesOversMaidensRunsWickets5w10wBestAvgS/RE/R

Australia 13* 685.3 100 2128 59 5 1 6 for 59 36.07 69.7 3.1

Warne

VersusMatchesOversMaidensRunsWickets5w10wBestAvgS/RE/R

Sri Lanka 13 527.5 132 1507 59 5 2 5 for 43 25.54 53.6 2.85


Played the same tests and took the same wickets against each others country. Warnes average 10.53 runs a wicket better from 158 less overs. Warne with 2 x 10 fors. Warne everyday of the week

 

[Eelementary]

Imo, Shane Warne was a better cricketer, but I have seen some people claim that Muralitharan was a better bowler.

Personally, Shane Warne is the greatest spinner I ever witnessed, and he was handy with the bat, too.

I think Muralitharan was a freak, and a joy to watch - but I think Warne eclipses him as a cricketer.

 

[Bazal]

Imo, Shane Warne was a better cricketer, but I have seen some people claim that Muralitharan was a better bowler.

Personally, Shane Warne is the greatest spinner I ever witnessed, and he was handy with the bat, too.

I think Muralitharan was a freak, and a joy to watch - but I think Warne eclipses him as a cricketer.

Warne beats him, but not by as much as some like to claim.

The idea that filtered in late in Murali's career that he was nothing but a minnow basher is absolutely absurd

 

[Twizzle]

Murali also had pitches especially prepared for him which make Chaminda Vaas a brilliant bowler considering he did all his work on dust bowls.

He also didn't like bowling in Australia so much so that towards the end of his career he seemed to be injured a lot when Sri Lanka was touring Australia.

He seemed a nice enough bloke and got slated for his action and the fact that the rules were changed to suit his action but he wasn't the one making those decisions.

 

[TheParraboy]

Colin Miller >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Murali

 

[Bazal]

Murali also had pitches especially prepared for him which make Chaminda Vaas a brilliant bowler considering he did all his work on dust bowls.

He also didn't like bowling in Australia so much so that towards the end of his career he seemed to be injured a lot when Sri Lanka was touring Australia.

He seemed a nice enough bloke and got slated for his action and the fact that the rules were changed to suit his action but he wasn't the one making those decisions.

He's an absolutely lovely guy, FTR. I feel like that played a big part in his decisions not to tour Australia, his personality wouldn't allow him to cope with the shit that crowds gave him. Poor fella

But that shouldn't matter when talking his record. Warne is an utter shit stain but he's an all time great in the field.

Murali is comfortably the second greatest spinner of all time.

I agree btw. I have Vaas as my all time most underrated bowler. He was an absolute genius and he just kept coming at you. A bit like Neil Wagner in terms of his motor and his heart

 

[84 Baby]

He's an absolutely lovely guy, FTR. I feel like that played a big part in his decisions not to tour Australia, his personality wouldn't allow him to cope with the shit that crowds gave him. Poor fella

But that shouldn't matter when talking his record. Warne is an utter shit stain but he's an all time great in the field.

Murali is comfortably the second greatest spinner of all time.

I agree btw. I have Vaas as my all time most underrated bowler. He was an absolute genius and he just kept coming at you. A bit like Neil Wagner in terms of his motor and his heart

He’s as much clear number 2 as Warne is clear number 1.
It can be a little unfair comparing them. Like comparing basketballers. There has been some great players but we all know who the clear alltime great is

 

[Noise]

He’s as much clear number 2 as Warne is clear number 1.
It can be a little unfair comparing them. Like comparing basketballers. There has been some great players but we all know who the clear alltime great is

Dean Uthoff

 

[Happy MEel]

Dean Uthoff

Steve Carfino every day of the week.

 

[84 Baby]

It’s Acie Earl you fools!!

 

[Noise]

It’s Acie Earl you fools!!

That f**ken merkin was the loser I’d always get when I bought basketball cards.