Muralitharan quietly walks into the sunset

Muttiah Muralitharan

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Muttiah Muralitharan raised his left arm, acknowledged the applause and vanished behind the dressing room door at Wankhede Stadium, quietly ending a fascinating international career yesterday.

The wily Sri Lankan off-spinner defied a hamstring injury and a knee problem to walk out for the World Cup final against India, hoping to be a member of two World Cup winning Sri Lankan squads but that was not to be.

The eight overs he sent down, mixing