| Shane Warne and Muttia Muralitharan are both legend | | | | Murali has almost single handedly carried the Sri |
| cricket spin bowlers. Both have taken hundred of | | | | Lankan bowling attack for the past 17 years and |
| test wickets, but who is the best? | | | | many batsman rate him as the best bowler they |
| Shane Warne was the bowler who made wrist spin | | | | have ever faced. |
| bowling popular again. At the beginning of the 90's | | | | So who is the best? Both took plenty of wickets and |
| wrist spin bowling was almost a completely lost art. | | | | both are innovative. Shane Warne made the flipper |
| There were just no good young leg spin bowlers | | | | famous and Murali made the doosra famous. And |
| around. The scene was completely dominated by the | | | | both bowlers are rated as being legends of the game |
| quick bowlers - especially the west indian quick | | | | by many international batsmen. |
| bowlers of the 80's. | | | | In my opinion Shane Warne is the greater of the |
| Shane Warne changed all that in a heart beat when | | | | two. Shane has played many more tests against |
| he bowled Mike Gatting in the '93 Ashes. The ball was | | | | quality opposition (England and South Africa) than |
| so spectacular that it was labeled the ball of the | | | | Murali. However, I think the fact that Shane Warne |
| century. Since then he dominate the test scene until | | | | has the great Glenn McGrath as his team mate is the |
| his recent retirement, taking 708 test wickets and | | | | ultimate proof at how great he is. There were only |
| ensuring that Australia remains the best team in the | | | | so many wickets to take with Glenn McGrath bowling |
| world for more than a decade. | | | | from the other end. If McGrath did not play with |
| Murali on the other hand was shrouded in | | | | Warne then he would have easily picked up more |
| controversy from the start of his career, being called | | | | than a 1000 test wickets. |
| for chucking a few times playing tests in Australia. | | | | Shane Warne has also proved that he is the man for |
| Later bio-medical testing confirmed that he does not | | | | the big moment and on countless occasions come to |
| throw the ball but only creates the illusion of | | | | the rescue of Australia. |
| throwing. | | | | So, although both bowlers are true legends, I think |
| Murali has become the most prolific wicket taker | | | | Shane Warne is a better bowler than Muttiah |
| ever in test cricket and experts predict he will reach | | | | Muralitharan. What do you think? |
| a 1000 test wickets before the end of his career. | | | | |