Kolkata: Sri Lankan great muttiah muralitharan Teams were warned before next month on Thursday t20 world cupsaying they have to be careful Wanindu Hasranga Because the mystery spinner will be a threat on Australian pitches.
Hasranga took nine wickets to bring his team to power Asia Cup The title win and Muralitharan said he would be the one to watch during the T20 World Cup.
“He is a great T20 bowler. He has done really well in the last 2-3 years. He is a young man,” Muralitharan told reporters on the eve of the second edition. legends league cricket,
“In Australia, of course the leg-spinner will have more chances than the finger-spinners. He will be a tough opponent to bat at. You have to be very careful against him.”
Talking about Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup campaign, Muralitharan said: “We had a very young team over the years, we played the best cricket in the Asia Cup. They looked like the best team and went on to win the Asia Cup. were eligible.”
Sri Lanka will have to take the qualifier route in the T20 World Cup where they will be paired with Namibia, UAE and Netherlands. The top two teams will advance to the main round – Super 12.
“We are also looking forward to the World Cup. They are formidable but unfortunately we have to play qualifiers to reach the main round,” he added.
“In the last few years we haven’t played well to get a direct entry. But this time I am very confident to do well in the World Cup as well.”
Muralitharan, who is the highest wicket-taker in Tests with 800 scalps, said Australian leg-spin legend Shane Warne was “better” than him.
Warne died of a heart attack while he was on vacation with his friends in Thailand in March this year.
An emotional Muralitharan said, “I think he was better than me, when I was playing I looked up to him and learned things from him. We all miss him.”
The former Sri Lankan offspinner will play for Manipal Tigers in LLC-2, which will be played between teams in the cities of Kolkata, Lucknow, Cuttack, Jodhpur and New Delhi.
Hasranga took nine wickets to bring his team to power Asia Cup The title win and Muralitharan said he would be the one to watch during the T20 World Cup.
“He is a great T20 bowler. He has done really well in the last 2-3 years. He is a young man,” Muralitharan told reporters on the eve of the second edition. legends league cricket,
“In Australia, of course the leg-spinner will have more chances than the finger-spinners. He will be a tough opponent to bat at. You have to be very careful against him.”
Talking about Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup campaign, Muralitharan said: “We had a very young team over the years, we played the best cricket in the Asia Cup. They looked like the best team and went on to win the Asia Cup. were eligible.”
Sri Lanka will have to take the qualifier route in the T20 World Cup where they will be paired with Namibia, UAE and Netherlands. The top two teams will advance to the main round – Super 12.
“We are also looking forward to the World Cup. They are formidable but unfortunately we have to play qualifiers to reach the main round,” he added.
“In the last few years we haven’t played well to get a direct entry. But this time I am very confident to do well in the World Cup as well.”
Muralitharan, who is the highest wicket-taker in Tests with 800 scalps, said Australian leg-spin legend Shane Warne was “better” than him.
Warne died of a heart attack while he was on vacation with his friends in Thailand in March this year.
An emotional Muralitharan said, “I think he was better than me, when I was playing I looked up to him and learned things from him. We all miss him.”
The former Sri Lankan offspinner will play for Manipal Tigers in LLC-2, which will be played between teams in the cities of Kolkata, Lucknow, Cuttack, Jodhpur and New Delhi.