Gautam Gambhir is known for his bold statements. When Gautam Gambhir was asked to name the greatest bowler before the India-Sri Lanka match, he did not name Kumble or Zaheer Khan, but a player from India’s anti-terror team.
Called this Sri Lankan spinner great-
In such a situation, former Indian opening batsman Gautam Gambhir spoke on Star Sports before India’s Super-4 clash against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Gautam Gambhir praised Sri Lankan spinner great Muttiah Muralitharan. He said that he is one of the toughest bowlers in the world that he has played against in his career.
Gambhir played an important innings in the World Cup final-
Gambhir said that the Sri Lankan spinner always had difficulty in choosing his balls. Gambhir played a match-winning innings against Sri Lanka in the 2011 Cricket World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Muralitharan has taken 800 wickets in 133 matches in his Test career. Apart from this, he has taken 534 wickets in 300 ODI matches and 13 wickets in 12 T20I matches.
What did Gambhir say?
Gambhir further said, “You cannot take 800 wickets without his (Muralitharan’s) specialty. He is a legend of cricket. Facing him in Sri Lanka was the biggest challenge, especially when he was bowling with the Kookaburra ball.
