Shane Warne vs Muttiah Muralitharan?: Who does Brian Lara admire more? West Indies legend breaks it down
West Indies cricket legend
Brian Lara
has declared
Shane Warne
as the superior spinner when compared to
Muttiah Muralitharan
, despite acknowledging that Murali posed more pressure while bowling. Lara shared these insights during his appearance on the 'Stick to Cricket' podcast, hosted by former England cricketers Phil Tuffnell, David Llyld, Alastair Cook, and Michael Vaughan.
"Shane Warne is the best. He is the best. And you know, I would walk out to bat against Murali, and I am confused. You know, I got that 688 runs in three matches and the first half an hour of Murali bowling, I would be confused," Lara stated on the podcast.
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"I play a sweep shot down to deep backwards square for a single, you know I play a sweep shot again and then all of a sudden, you know, because the other guys did not read him. He is like 'Oh, take out the no bat pad for Lara.
Nothing. Nothing. Let's move everybody up'. And all of a sudden, the pressure came off. But Murali gave me more pressure than Shane," Lara explained.
"That is why I rate him higher, because I think he was mentally stronger. And obviously with his bowling attack and the pitches that he bowled on, which favoured, you know, the McGraths and McDermotts, for him to pick up that amount of wickets, very, very special. I think his strength was his mental thing," Lara added.
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Lara emphasized that while he could middle the ball well against Warne, the Australian spinner possessed the ability to produce magical deliveries and spells.
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In terms of career statistics, Muralitharan finished as the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket with 800 wickets at an average of 22.72, including 67 five-wicket hauls and 22 ten-wicket hauls. His best bowling figures were 9/51.
Warne secured the second position in Test wickets with 708 scalps in 145 matches, averaging 25.41.
He claimed 37 five-wicket hauls and 10 ten-wicket hauls during his career.
Across all international formats, Muralitharan claimed 1,347 wickets in 495 matches at an average of 22.86, including 77 five-wicket hauls and 22 ten-wicket hauls.
Warne, who never played T20 internationals, took 1,001 wickets in 339 matches across formats at an average of 25.51. His career included 38 five-wicket hauls and 10 ten-wicket hauls, with best figures of 8/71.
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