June 30, 2008	Monday	Jamadi-us-Sani 25, 1429

KARACHI, June 29, Sri Lanka’s spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan said his immediate target at international level is to overhaul Pakistani bowler Wasim Akram’s world record of one-day wickets.

“I want to take 30-odd wickets to get to Wasim’s world record in one-day cricket and try out for 1,000 wickets in Tests,” Muralitharan said before his team’s crucial Super League match against hosts Pakistan in the Asia Cup.

The off-spinner already holds the record for most Test wickets with, 735 in 120 matches and needs 37 more to overhaul Wasim’s long standing one-day record of 502 wickets.

“I love this game, so I want to play on but it would depend on my fitness and how I contribute to the team’s performance. That is very important for me because you must contribute to the team’s performances,” he said.

“I have played all forms of the game and I admit that its getting tougher not because I am getting older but there are lots of expectations in a tight schedule.

“It was not such when I started playing in 1994-95. There are three forms of the game and if you are playing in all you have to adjust quickly and do your best,” Muralitharan said.—Reuters