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By Sanjay Rajan
AHMEDABAD, India, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Master spinner Muttiah
Muralitharan seeks to scale twin peaks in the series against
India -- win Sri Lanka's first test on Indian soil and put his
country top of the world test rankings for the first time.
It would be a perfect overseas sign-off for test and one-day
cricket's highest wicket-taker who announced in July his
intention to retire from tests in 2010.
Despite flying high in second place to South Africa in the
test rankings, Sri Lanka have found India tough and failed to
record a victory in any of the 14 matches they have played in
India since their first test visit in 1982.
Muralitharan, 37, told reporters on Saturday ahead of
Monday's first test: "I think it is a special moment for me
because I am playing my last test series overseas."
He acknowledged the tough double challenge ahead but said:
"We are not taking extra pressure because of it but we are going
to give 100 percent."
A knee injury prompted Muralitharan to call time on his test
career but he hopes to play one-day internationals until the
2011 World Cup.
Sri Lanka are to play three tests on the tour as well as
five one-dayers and two Twenty20 internationals.
(Editing by Dave Thompson. To query or comment on this story
email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com) Updated on Saturday, Nov 14, 2009 11:48 am, EST Email to a Friend | View Popular
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