"Wanted to releave while I was on a high"

Muttiah Muralitharan feel that his decision to quit international cricket after the World Cup was a correct one as he left on a high having ended as the highest wicket-taker in both forms of the game. "I might have gone on for one more two or three years but I wanted to quit while in a good position and retire at a peak rather than on a descending turn," Murali told ICC Cricket World Cup Radio Show. For the famous tweaker, it was about giving...

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Bravo, Rampaul rested for third ODI

West Indies have given Dwayne Bravo the consent for rest by leaving him out of the team that will aim to stop the Indian juggernaut when they security device horns in the third ODI on Saturday. India, having field a second-string side for the series, has a 2-0 lead and look set to make it three nil on Saturday. Bravo has yet to recover his form following the knee injury which cut short his World Cup in February. He tally 54 runs and four wickets...

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Raina: India well balanced to win series

India's captain Suresh Raina thought on Thursday his side was now well-placed to win their one-day international series next to West Indies. India take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, after half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel follow up Amit Mishra's career-best bowling to direct them to a seven-wicket victory in the rain-affected second ODI on Wednesday. Chasing a revise target of 183 in 37 overs due to the rain, after West...

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Jayasuriya to retire after England series

Sri Lanka all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya has today announced he will retire from international cricket during this month's tour of England. Hours after being selected for the Twenty20 international against England and five limited-overs matches, the veteran exposed he will play only the Twenty20 and one ODI. Jayasuriya, who will be 42 at the end of the month, told reporters in Colombo today: "I invited you not to share the happiness of my being...

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Katich to play on regardless of 'ridiculous' axing

Simon Katich has announce that he will play on for New South Wales after being axed from Cricket Australia's bond list on Tuesday, a decision he slam as "ludicrous". During a press conference at the SCG on Friday morning, Katich was honest in his disapproval of CA and Andrew Hilditch's selection panel, who he said were contradictory and indecisive. Katich also revealed that he careful taking legal action over his axing, having been Australia's...

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