The occasion bristles with possibilities. Test cricket's most successful bowler will match his craft and mind with the batsmen for one last time.
Off-spinning giant Muttiah Muralitharan will bid adieu to the five-day game after the first Test of the three-match series, beginning here on Sunday. Murali's farewell overshadows just about everything else in the contest.
And the man with big, bold eyes, dexterous wrists, supple fingers and the heart of a lion is only eight short of becoming the first bowler to reach what would be a phenomenal 800 wickets in Test cricket.
He might be in the last stretch of a glittering journey of miles and milestones; however, it would be hard to bet against Muralitharan. The 38-year-old Sri Lankan still loves the sniff of a duel; even after 132 Tests.
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