Legendary Sri Lankan spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan is regarded as one of the best spin bowlers of not only his generation but, the best the cricketing fraternity has ever seen. In his legendary career, the right-arm spinner has managed to scalp as many as 800 Test wickets in 133 matches at an average of 22.7, the highest by any player in the world.

Apart from Test cricket, Muttiah Muralitharan has picked 534 wickets in the 350 ODIs he played and he has also picked 13 scalps in the 12 T20I he had played. Known for his unique action, Muralitharan rattled some of the best batting line-ups in the world. The likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Adam Gilchrist, Saeed Anwar – all struggled to deal with Muralitharan’s spin bowling.

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And now, perhaps, his son might be on his way to emulate the footsteps of his father. In a recent video posted by Muttiah Muralitharan on his Twitter feed, his son, Naren, was seen bowling at the nets. Here is the video of the same:

Father and Son Time! Video credits @SunRisers pic.twitter.com/Jv8fYOAZcp

— Muthiah Muralidaran (@Murali_800) July 15, 2021

But what is interesting to note in the video was the fact that Muralitharan’s son’s bowling action was almost identical to his legendary father.

Meanwhile, the Indian team is gearing up for the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka which will see both the teams locking horns with each other in three ODIs and as many as three T20Is. The schedule of the series has been slightly changed with members of the Sri Lanka contingent testing positive for Covid-19.

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India will be playing under the leadership of captain Shikhar Dhawan, his deputy Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and coach Rahul Dravid. All eyes will be on seeing whether the second-string squad manages to produce results in Team India’s favor.