Comments on: Remembering Murali at the Oval in 98: The match when a true one-off revealed the awe-inspiring extent of his powers https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/remembering-murali-at-the-oval-in-98-the-match-when-a-true-one-off-revealed-the-awe-inspiring-extent-of-his-powers/2020/05/27/ Independent and irreverent cricket writing Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:16:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 By: King Cricket https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/remembering-murali-at-the-oval-in-98-the-match-when-a-true-one-off-revealed-the-awe-inspiring-extent-of-his-powers/2020/05/27/#comment-263588 Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:16:20 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=23627#comment-263588 In reply to Bill.

Cheers! We will!

]]> By: Bill https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/remembering-murali-at-the-oval-in-98-the-match-when-a-true-one-off-revealed-the-awe-inspiring-extent-of-his-powers/2020/05/27/#comment-263587 Mon, 01 Jun 2020 13:01:15 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=23627#comment-263587 Great stuff!
Pls do some more.

]]> By: King Cricket https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/remembering-murali-at-the-oval-in-98-the-match-when-a-true-one-off-revealed-the-awe-inspiring-extent-of-his-powers/2020/05/27/#comment-263574 Fri, 29 May 2020 16:42:16 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=23627#comment-263574 In reply to Ritesh Banglani.

Cheers Ritesh!

]]> By: Ritesh Banglani https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/remembering-murali-at-the-oval-in-98-the-match-when-a-true-one-off-revealed-the-awe-inspiring-extent-of-his-powers/2020/05/27/#comment-263573 Fri, 29 May 2020 13:38:46 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=23627#comment-263573 Top writing KC! Especially loved the Obree story.

]]> By: Hoopy https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/remembering-murali-at-the-oval-in-98-the-match-when-a-true-one-off-revealed-the-awe-inspiring-extent-of-his-powers/2020/05/27/#comment-263571 Thu, 28 May 2020 22:27:28 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=23627#comment-263571 Nice article KC. I remember thinking, after Creepy and Hick got hundreds and England clocked up over 400, who are this shower thinking they can come over here and nick our acorns. And then…erm Murali.

There was a great bit of bants on the lock down show with Nasser, Key and Warne,(and I paraphrase) where Nasser asked Rob what was it like to face the world’s greatest spinner during that series (I assume the 2002/3 series), and RK replied “dunno, we weren’t playing Sri Lanka”.

]]> By: Neil https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/remembering-murali-at-the-oval-in-98-the-match-when-a-true-one-off-revealed-the-awe-inspiring-extent-of-his-powers/2020/05/27/#comment-263569 Thu, 28 May 2020 17:52:37 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=23627#comment-263569 I remember Alec Stewart going ape at the Oval groundsman.
Remember we’d just won our 1st 5 match series in 11.5 years at Headingley 2 weeks earlier.
So with confidence high, he sees a pitch reminiscent of a Colombo dustbowl in London.

That would never happen now. All nations look after themselves.

]]> By: A P Webster https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/remembering-murali-at-the-oval-in-98-the-match-when-a-true-one-off-revealed-the-awe-inspiring-extent-of-his-powers/2020/05/27/#comment-263568 Thu, 28 May 2020 10:34:12 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=23627#comment-263568 In reply to Aditya.

I don’t know KC, I’d need to be good at something in order to be able to relate

]]> By: King Cricket https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/remembering-murali-at-the-oval-in-98-the-match-when-a-true-one-off-revealed-the-awe-inspiring-extent-of-his-powers/2020/05/27/#comment-263567 Thu, 28 May 2020 10:08:31 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=23627#comment-263567 In reply to Aditya.

Why are people surprised that someone could be nervous about something they’re good at?

]]> By: Ged Ladd https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/remembering-murali-at-the-oval-in-98-the-match-when-a-true-one-off-revealed-the-awe-inspiring-extent-of-his-powers/2020/05/27/#comment-263566 Thu, 28 May 2020 07:24:53 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=23627#comment-263566 A very enjoyable and interesting read.

Not only for the general material on Murali but the specifics of the 1998 Oval test brought back lots of memories for me.

I’ll be so pumped for your feature pieces from now on, KC, I might have to throw up with excitement before I start reading them.

It’s breakfast on the KC channel. Next up: how serious a hazard is dog poo for park cricket?

]]> By: A P Webster https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/remembering-murali-at-the-oval-in-98-the-match-when-a-true-one-off-revealed-the-awe-inspiring-extent-of-his-powers/2020/05/27/#comment-263565 Thu, 28 May 2020 06:54:45 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=23627#comment-263565 In reply to Aditya.

I think I heard something similar about Lionel Messi as well. Maybe it’s the adrenaline rather than nerves per se?

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