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Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, left, and Ajantha Mendis walk during the practice session in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.

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  1. England cricketer Owais Shah (L) dives to make it to the crease as Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan tries to run him out during the during The ICC Champions Trophy match between England vs Sri Lanka at The New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on September 25, 2009.
  2. A combo of pictures shows England's captain Andrew Strauss droping a catch of Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan off the bowling of Stuart Broad during the ICC Champions Trophy group match between England and Sri Lanka at Wanderers in Johannesburg on September 25, 2009. Sri Lanka scored 212 runs after England won the toss and elected to field.
  3. Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan gets clean bowled by England's Stuart Broad during the ICC Champions Trophy group match between England and Sri Lanka at Wanderers in Johannesburg on September 25, 2009. Sri Lanka scored 212 runs after England won the toss and elected to field.
  4. Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan is clean bowled for 18 by unseen England cricketer Stuart Broad during The ICC Champions Trophy match between England vs Sri Lanka at The New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on September 25, 2009.
  5. Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (top) gets clean bowled by England's Stuart Broad (C) during the ICC Champions Trophy group match between England and Sri Lanka at Wanderers in Johannesburg on September 25, 2009. Sri Lanka scored 212 runs after England won the toss and elected to field.
  6. CENTURION, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 22: Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka in action during the ICC Champions Trophy Group B match between South Africa and Sri Lanka played at Super Sport Park on September 22, 2009 in Centurion, South Africa.
  7. SANDTON, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 19: Muttiah Muralitharan poses during the ICC Champions photocall session of Sri Lanka at Sandton Sun on September 19, 2009 in Sandton, South Africa.
  8. SANDTON, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 19: Muttiah Muralitharan poses during the ICC Champions photocall session of Sri Lanka at Sandton Sun on September 19, 2009 in Sandton, South Africa.
  9. Sri Lankan cricket player Ajantha Mendis holds a ball during a practice session in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad November 15, 2009. Sri Lanka will play their first cricket test match against India from Monday in Ahmedabad.
  10. Sri Lankan cricketers Ajantha Mendis (L), Muttiah Muralitharan (C) and Thilina Kandamby prepare to bowl in the nets during a training session on the eve of the first Test against India at the Motera stadium in Ahmedabad on November 15, 2009. Sri Lanka's hopes of winning their first ever Test on Indian soil were given a huge lift when Tillakaratne Dilshan was declared fit to play after an ankle injury. Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara said Dilshan was certain to take his place at the top of the order in the first match of the three-Test series starting on November 16.
  11. Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, left, and Ajantha Mendis walk during the practice session in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  12. Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis (L) catches a ball during a cricket practice session in Mumbai November 9, 2009. Sri Lankan will play three tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches against India starting from November 16.
  13. Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis (R) jokes with a member of the team's support staff during a cricket practice session in Mumbai November 9, 2009. Sri Lankan will play three tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches against India starting from November 16.
  14. Sri Lankan cricketer Ajantha Mendis catches a ball during the practice session in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  15. Sri Lankan cricketers Anjelo Mathews, left, and Ajantha Mendis, right, are seen prior to the team's departure to India, at the Sri Lanka cricket office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. The Sri Lankan cricket team is traveling to India for three test cricket matches, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games.
  16. Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis juggles cricket balls during a practice session in Colombo November 3, 2009. The Sri Lankan team will be leaving for India to play 5 ODI's, 2 Twenty20's, and 3 Test matches starting November 16.

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