By IANS
Sydney : Australian spin legend Shane Warne sent a congratulatory message to Sri Lankan Muthiah Muralidharan on becoming the leading wicket taker in Test cricket.
“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,” Warne said
“He’s a great bloke too. I’ve been to Sri Lanka to help him after the Tsunami and we now even have a trophy named after the two of us. He’ll probably go on and get 1,000 now but today I’d just like to say well done on the record,” he added.
Muralidharan broke Warne’s record of 708 Test wickets Monday when he dismissed Paul Collingwood during England’s first innings in Kandy, Sri Lanka, to take his 709th wicket.
Muralidharan achieved the record in his 116th Test and on his home ground, which had been eagerly awaiting the historic moment over the first two days of the Test.
The Sri Lankan spinner had a difficult tour of Australia, where he managed four wickets from two matches.