Murali ponders defamation action
Muttiah Muralitharan could take legal action against former Indian captain Bishan Bedi for defamation, according to his manager, Kushil Gunasekara.
Bedi likened the spinner’s action to that of a shot-putter and said that the International Cricket Council “created a monster” by allowing him to continue.
Gunasekara said that a legal firm was to send a “letter of demand” to Bedi. Read more
Courtesy:news.bbc.co.uk
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