India vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | Practise photos, In & SL players

3rd ODI on 2nd December (Wednesday) between India vs Sri Lanka at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai | Photo of practice session of Indian Team and Sri Lanka team

Zaheer Khan trains under the surveillance of Gary Kirsten the Indian Coach

M Vijay, who replaces Gautam Gambhir for the 3rd Test match gets some valuable tips from the Indian Coach and former South African opener Gary Kirsten

Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakara shares strategies to draw the series level with a win in Mumbai

Tharanga Paranavitana and Tillakaratne Dilshan practise at the net session

Muttiah Muralitharan poses for a cop as he is stationed for security for the 3rd ODI at Brabourne Stadium between In vs SL

Thilina Kandamby stretches himself in preparation for the 3rd ODI at Mumbai

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Murali unsure about his future | Might quit before 2011 World Cup | Poor performance against India

Muttiah Muralitharan ( Murali ) losing the fizz...

Muttiah Muralitharan the world highest wicket taker in both the forms of the game (ODI's & Test Match cricket) is feeling low and weary; claiming age has taken toll and he may consider to quit from both the forms of game if his bad form continues.

Here is what he has to say.

"I am 37 years old and I can't bowl as much as those days because I get tired after 15-16 overs. But I will try and play a little bit of one-day cricket - that's only 10 overs to bowl. If I find everything is not going well I might retire from both forms of the game before the World Cup," Murali says."

Murali has not been able to make a mark in the current series against India. His last 5 wickets has cost him more than 350 runs

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Punjab crashed out of 2009 IPL, lost to Chennai by 24 runs in a must win game

Kings XI Punjab missed an easy chance to qualify for the 2009 IPL semis as they were unable to chase a low target of 116 runs and bowled out on 92/8 in 20 overs thus giving a 24 runs to Chennai Super Kings, finished 2nd spot in IPL2 points table with 17 points on Thursday, May 19th at Durban.

Chennai similar to Rajasthan Royal's inning in their innings failed to score a big score and managed only 116/9 in 20 overs even though they got a good start by Parthiv Patel and Bailey up the order with 40 runs in 5 overs.

Punjab started cautiously in tough condition's and were never allowed to score heavily by spinners Muralitharan, Ashwin and Suresh Raina, who shared 6 wickets only for 38 runs in 12 overs with 2 wickets each. Pomersbach was the highest scorer for Punjab scoring 26 runs.

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