well, figures and numbers doesnt alone make a player genius...he had taken 75% of his wickets in his own backyard..he is a failure in india, australia and south africa..how can he be called a genius?? even shane warne was successfull everywhere except in india..teh greatest spinner is shane warne and teh greatest fast bowler is mcgrath, since our own genius little master tendulkar had admitted that mcgrath is the toughest bowler he has ever faced...
Re: shane warne the best
by sar sp on Jul 06, 2010 07:42 PM
What you did so far in life and comparing a master to a Genius.Both are best at their own times. First correct yourself before commenting on others.
Re: shane warne the best
by Partha Das on Jul 06, 2010 07:29 PM
You are at best naive and at worst downright ignorant... Murali is a class of his own...If he had mastered PR and had a lighter skin critics like you would have spoken differently.
Re: shane warne the best
by Balaji Krishnamurthy on Jul 07, 2010 06:58 AM
The reason for failure in India is that Indians pick him better. As for South Africa and Australia, the low seam of the Kookabura ball denies the ball a chance to grip, and hence not get much turn. If Warne got turn here it was because he learnt his art in the Kookabura ball. Also you must remember that Warne was part of a bowling attack where the fast bowlers would get the top order and Warne the lower order, backed up by some outstanding slip catching. Murali played for much of his career with only Vaas for support. He had to get the top, middle and lower order. As for McGrath, even in his prime, he was never fast. If you want a candidate for greatest FAST bowler, my vote will go to the late Malcolm Marshall.
Re: shane warne the best
by U Samanta on Jul 06, 2010 07:39 PM
All record of Javline thrower (Murli) should/must be scrapped. If his records are true, then no bowler in this universe should be called as chucker.
Re: Re: shane warne the best
by sar sp on Jul 06, 2010 07:44 PM
You dont have any moral right to call him chucker.The way Australians play and win matches by sledging and unnecessarily provoking other players is it all in the right spirit of the game.No one is perfect.First correct yourself. After cleared by ICC and biometrics if you call him chucker I think you got some problem in your mind.You are out of the world. Samantha is an idiot who got nothing on top of your head.
Re: really sad news for me
by Harsha Bhogle on Jul 06, 2010 07:22 PM
you are crazy ... your attitude shows why Indian cricketers play for records .. because of supporters like you who are never happy!
Re: Murali
by Balaji Krishnamurthy on Jul 07, 2010 07:01 AM
Don't make rude comments about one of the nicest persons to have played the game. I am an Indian and I have squirmed when he took Indian wickets, but can anybody deny the wonderful energy he brought to the game be it bowling or fielding. As for batting, he was one of the most entertaining batsmen. His batting produced comic relief.
