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MURALI IS THE DON OF TEST BOWLING SAYS
WISDEN
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Lankan spinner, Muttiah Muralidaran, has been named by Wisden,
alongside Don Bradman as the two greatest players in the
history of Test cricket.
Wisden - the cricketer's Bible - judged the levels of a
player's performance against the strength of the opposition,
career length, and the importance of each contribution.
In his typical modest fashion, Murali said "I'm very
surprised because No. 1 is a great honour and I don't rank
myself so high." Now in Australia, preparing for his
part in the One-Day series on December 22, he reflected
on his previous tours in a pertinent fashion: "What
I have gone through shouldn't happen to any other bowler,
whether it be Brett Lee or Shoaib Akhtar. It is very hard
to keep going when everyone is looking at you all the time,
but everything is past and gone."
Our congratulations to him, and to all these esteemed players
who employ the art of cricket
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Batsmen
1 Don Bradman (Australia)
2 Sachin Tendulkar (India)
3 Viv Richards (West Indies)
4 Gary Sobers (West Indies)
5 Allan Border (Australia)
6 Jack Hobbs (England)
7 Ken Barrington (England)
8 Sunil Gavaskar (India)
9 Greg Chappell (Australia)
10 Brian Lara (West Indies)
Bowlers
1 Muttiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
2 Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)
3 Syd Barnes (England)
4 Shane Warne (Australia)
5 Clarrie Grimmett (Australia)
6 Glenn McGrath (Australia)
7 Dennis Lillee (Australia)
8 Malcolm Marshall (West Indies)
9 Imran Khan (Pakistan)
10 Courtney Walsh (West Indies)
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WISDEN LEADING ONE-DAY BOWLERS
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February 8 2003: Wisden have just released
their annual report on the best One-Day International bowler
who has played 20 games or more, for the period ending February
1 2003.
Murali has done it again, and on cold statistics alone he is
the form bowler in the One Day game. He tops the averages at
only 12.62, has the fourth-best strike rate (but still the best
for 20 games or more!), has the least runs against him per over,
is ninth on the wicket-taker's list and is the only bowler to
be in the top ten in those four categories.
His 37 wickets in 20 matches included the second best haul of
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Team
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R.P.O.
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| Muthiah Muridaran |
SL
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2.93
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| Kyle Mills |
NZ
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3.53
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| Martin Suji |
KEN
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3.53
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| Glenn McGrath |
AUS
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3.55
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| Shaun Pollock |
SA
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3.92
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| Mohammad Rafique |
BAN
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4.21
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| Andy Bichel |
AUS
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4.26
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| Wasim Akram |
PAK
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4.28
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| Shoaib Akhtar |
PAK
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4.30
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| Darren Lehmann |
AUS
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4.30
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WISDEN ALL TIME ODI BOWLERS (Dec 2002)
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Player
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Team
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Apps
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Wkts
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Avge
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| Wasim Akram |
Pak
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349
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488
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23.73
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1223.5
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| AA Donald |
SA
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159
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268
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21.40
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1180.1
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| Waquar Younis |
Pak
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253
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403
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23.84
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1167.1
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| GD McGrath |
Aus
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163
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253
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22.51
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1165.9
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| Joel Garner |
WI
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98
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146
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18.84
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1160.7
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| Saqulain Mushtaq |
PAK
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162
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278
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21.58
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1129.6
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| M Muralidaran |
SL
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200
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297
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23.28
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1108.0
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| SM Pollock |
SA
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177
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254
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23.08
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1101.2
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| SK Warne |
Aus
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189
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285
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25.77
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1073.2
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| DK Lillee |
Aus
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63
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103
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20.82
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1072.9
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