Sri Lanka demonstrating life after legends: Murali

Sri Lanka demonstrating life after legends: Murali

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's first win over Australia in two decades demonstrates the islanders have the ability to venture into the boots of their as of late resigned greats, as indicated by Test cricket's best bowler Muttiah Muralitharan. 

Addressing AFP in front of the second Test in Galle which starts Thursday, Muralitharan considered in gleaming terms batsman Kusal Mendis and turn bowler Lakshan Sandakan's key parts in a weekend ago's exciting triumph in Pallekele despite the fact that both are newcomers to Test cricket. 

Muralitharan, who is an individual from the Australia squad's visit guiding staff, has been included in a war of words with Sri Lanka's board, intense that his old managers have not searched out his recommendation themselves. 

In any case, the man whose 800 Test wickets remains a world record six years subsequent to resigning has been watching out for Sri Lanka's reconstructing endeavors after the flight of a portion of the finest players in their history. 

Notwithstanding his present part for Australia, Muralitharan was charmed by the exhibitions of Mendis, who hit a lady Test ton in Pallekele, and specifically that of Sandakan who took seven wickets on his presentation. 

It was just Sri Lanka's second Test triumph over Australia and the first since 1999. 

In any case, Muralitharan forewarned that Sandakan – a left-arm wrist spinner who got some emotional turn in Pallekele – would require watchful coaching in the event that he is to accomplish his maximum capacity and not fall by the wayside. 

"There's doubtlessly about the ability we have. Those two youthful folks have splendid prospects in front of them," Muralitharan said. "Be that as it may, the thing is we have to sustain them." 

Muralitharan, a previous off-spinner, said he was "truly inspired" with the 25-year-old Sandakan who took 4 for 58 in the main innings. 

However, he said the destiny of Ajantha Mendis – another Sri Lankan spinner whose Test profession failed out after a noteworthy begin – ought to serve as a useful example. 

"Take a gander at what happened to (Ajantha) Mendis. He took a truckload of wickets toward the begin. However, when he experienced a few incline arrangement, he was put under weight and after that went into a guarded outlook," he said. 

"Today he is no place."

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 Muralitharan said he was lucky to have had a "solid pioneer" like Arjuna Ranatunga who skippered Sri Lanka to triumph in the 1996 World Cup. 

"He (Ranatunga) was extraordinary in spotting ability and afterward managing them," Muralitharan said. 

"He supported players notwithstanding when they fizzled more than once. At that point they reimbursed his confidence no doubt. Every one of the players who came into the national side when he was chief went ahead to have long and effective professions." 

The 1996 triumph introduced a brilliant age as Sri Lanka produced a progression of top-class players. 

At the point when built up batsmen, for example, Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva moved to one side, they were supplanted by any semblance of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene who got to be Sri Lanka's two most elevated run scorers. 

Both have resigned in the previous two years and different stars, for example, dashing opener Tillakaratne Dilshan and slingy quick bowler Lasith Malinga have additionally stopped Test cricket. 

Then their best bowler, spinner Rangana Herath, is presently 38 and has indicated at retirement. 

Subsequently, Sri Lanka have slid down the Test rankings to seventh, making their triumph over the top-positioned Australians all the more amazing. 

Muralitharan said Australia's bowlers had attempted to adjust to Sri Lankan pitches. 

"The Australians are bad at playing in these conditions and that is the reason they employed me," he said. 

"They play 80 for each penny of their cricket on quick and bouncy surfaces and it's exclusive regular that they will battle in conditions like these." 

Australia's players and administration have applauded Muralitharan's endeavors to help any semblance of off-spinner Nathan Lyon however he recognized he could just do as such much. 

"Just in light of the fact that I mentor, they can't win. It's a procedure and you have to ace that procedure over a drawn out stretch of time," he said.