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No cricket after retirement: Murali

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TOUGH DECISION? There is more than just cricket, there are so many things in life, says Muttiah Muralitharan on his post retirement plans.

Colombo: Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan has said he will not be associated with the game in any form after leaving it as a player.

"I am not thinking about it (staying on) because I have played this game since I was six or seven so when I retire I will retire properly," Muralitharan said.

"There's more than just cricket, there are so many things in life. If you get bored you can play a club match on Sunday or something to keep my mind occupied on cricket," he was quoted as saying by Bigstarcricket.

The world's highest wicket-taker said he has not yet decided about retirement, but would play till things work smoothly for him.

"It's difficult to say. I'm 35, I can go to 37 and then I may think I'll push it for one more year. I'm not thinking far ahead, just about one or two years then if everything goes right I'll just keep on playing. If everything goes wrong, I'll say `Thank you very much,"' Muralitharan said.

He also said the next World Cup in Asia was a distant dream for him.

"It depends on how the team does. It's a long time. This is 2007 and 2011 is too far away... I will play for another two or three years and see how things go," he said. — PTI

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