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| July 26, 2002 | Friday | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 15,1423 |
Murali should play in 2nd Test, minister
COLOMBO, July 25: A dispute over Sri Lanka’s team for the second Test against Bangladesh deepened Thursday when the sports minister was quoted as saying off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan should be reinstated.
Muralitharan was among a string of top players left out of the squad in favour of younger, untested cricketers after Sri Lanka’s innings and 196-run victory over Bangladesh in the first test earlier this week.
The Daily News newspaper quoted Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Johnston Fernando as saying there was a good chance Muralitharan would play.
But the cricket board said on Thursday that it had not been told of any changes to the previously announced line-up.—Reuters
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