CRICKET / Lankan off-spinner goes past Shane Warne's mark, Jayasuriya announces retirement from Tests
Muralitharan on top of the world Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan broke Shane Warne's all-time Test wickets record on the third day of the first Test to pave the way for Sri Lanka to edge into control against England on Monday.
MOUNT MURALI At first glance Muttiah Muralitharan contradicts a fundamental rule of bowling, namely the requirement to deliver the ball with a straight arm.
Test heads for a draw Only an early Christmas miracle or a more humanly act like a bold declaration can bring a result out the second Test.
India keen to extend lead Vice-captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said here on Monday that India would bat for some more time on Tuesday before setting Pakistan a target.
Draw will boost morale: Misbah Pakistan middle-order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq said if the visitors could manage a draw against India in the second Test, it would be a big morale boost for them.
Was the West Bengal government right in nudging controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen into leaving Kolkata? Should the Centre extend political asylum or Indian citizenship to her as she says she can’t go back to Dhaka?
Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send their opinions. Most readers opine that persuading Taslima Nasreen to leave the state was an extreme move and that granting asylum is humane although extending citizenship to her is debatable. A few others insist that she must now return home to Dhaka as her views have hurt the sentiments of Muslims.
