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Kochi, Jan. 8 (Thehindu) - Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan, was in Kochi to inaugurate the TCC Spin Foundation and to interact with young players at the Tripunithura Cricket Club’s Palace Oval on Sunday.
During his prime, Muttiah Muralitharan had often wondered how Virender Sehwag could belt bowlers all over the park without a care in the world.
The Sri Lankan spin legend wanted to know the secret.
“So I asked Sehwag, ‘how could you play like that, you just come and smack every bowler’. Then Sehwag said, ‘there will be the sun coming tomorrow also. It doesn’t finish with one match, there is another game coming, I will be different. So I enjoy my game’,” revealed Muralitharan as he advised young players to enjoy the game and not worry about the result.
Muralitharan, the world record-holder with his 800 Test wickets, was in Kochi to inaugurate the TCC Spin Foundation and to interact with young players at the Tripunithura Cricket Club’s Palace Oval on Sunday.
He advised players not to think too much.
“Now, we hear players saying ‘I’m stressed’. We didn’t even know what stress was or the meaning of stress. Don’t overthink, overthinking brings pressure. Do your duty to the best of your ability and enjoy. Sometimes, you won’t be able to do it, sometimes you can do better than what you expect. So, don’t put pressure on yourself.
“When you think too much about things you can’t control, you put pressure on yourself. They are not in your hands.
“When you get an opportunity, don’t say I have to prepare, I have to do this, I have to do that, then only performance will come. If you love the game, it’s a big gain. May be, today’s players are too serious because they want to make a career out of it. But those days, we just played for the enjoyment.
“So enjoy your game, whatever the result, there is the always the next match and the match after that. There is always the next day.”
DW Monday, 08 January 2024 12:35 PM
Muttiah Muralitharan became a legend because of his unique action due to his slightly deformed elbow. That does not necessary qualify him to teach others how to bowl effectively or become like him. Secondly, it is also unusual that in Sri Lanka (mainly sub-continent) cricketers can enter politics so easily. No wonder those countries are poor forever.
Tarnished Tuesday, 09 January 2024 01:57 AM
Absolutely. I am convinced with the laboratory results ie., tests conducted outside the game on the field, of Murali's bowling action. However, questions still lingers in my mind that if all the actual deliveries on the field that contributed to the 800 wickets were legal. Perhaps some of them may have been no balls. Just because he is a Sri Lankan, should Sri Lankans blindly accept and admire his achievement. We should be mindful that his achievement was tarnished with controversy unlike that of any other bowler in the game.
Spartacus Monday, 08 January 2024 01:04 PM
Anything of Mahinda's he will take it to his mouth.
Citizen2023 Monday, 08 January 2024 01:42 PM
DW, you should appreciate what Mural has achieved as record by his deformed arm. It is very difficult to achieve that feat with a defect on a bowling arm. Sachin n some leading batsmen have openly claim that his doosra is difficult to read in most times. Being Sri lankans, we should admire this terrific cricketer
Kasun Tharaka Monday, 08 January 2024 06:21 PM
We have insane talking machines that can underestimate and disgrace superior personalities. Respect you, Murali, the high quality cricketer. Our people comment all the time keeping political agendas in mind. Dont connect everything to politics, our SL people are so silly and jealous to see somebody's success
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