Warne hails record-breaker Murali
Tuesday, 4 December 2007
Shane Warne has congratulated Muttiah Muralitharan on becoming the leading wicket-taker in Test match history, reports BBC .
The Sri Lankan spinner surpassed Warne's record by claiming his 709th Test victim when he bowled England's Paul Collingwood in Kandy.
Warne said: "Congratulations to Murali - he's been a wonderful player for a long period of time.
"He's an excellent competitor and has been great for Sri Lankan cricket. He'll probably go and get 1,000 now."
Warne said he knew his record would not stand for long.
"It was nice to have the record for a short while but I knew I would only have it for a short time," he added.
And Warne predicted no-one would ever overtake Muralitharan if he manages to claim 1000 Test wickets.
"He has every chance of getting there. If he does I don't think anyone else will catch him."
Paul Collingwood was the player who will go down in history as Muralitharan's 709th victim.
He said: "He's going to be a legend. He is already and he's very hard to play against.
"The ball was exactly the same as the one before. It was an off-spinner but it just skidded on and it beat me and hit the stumps. I'm not proud of going down as the 709th but I can pay full credit to Murali”.
The Sri Lankan spinner surpassed Warne's record by claiming his 709th Test victim when he bowled England's Paul Collingwood in Kandy.
Warne said: "Congratulations to Murali - he's been a wonderful player for a long period of time.
"He's an excellent competitor and has been great for Sri Lankan cricket. He'll probably go and get 1,000 now."
Warne said he knew his record would not stand for long.
"It was nice to have the record for a short while but I knew I would only have it for a short time," he added.
And Warne predicted no-one would ever overtake Muralitharan if he manages to claim 1000 Test wickets.
"He has every chance of getting there. If he does I don't think anyone else will catch him."
Paul Collingwood was the player who will go down in history as Muralitharan's 709th victim.
He said: "He's going to be a legend. He is already and he's very hard to play against.
"The ball was exactly the same as the one before. It was an off-spinner but it just skidded on and it beat me and hit the stumps. I'm not proud of going down as the 709th but I can pay full credit to Murali”.