Bangalore: Amidst controversy over Sri Lankan players’ participation in Chennai matches of the IPL, spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan joined Royal Challengers Bangalore’s conditioning camp at the National Cricket Academy for the Twenty20 league, starting April 3.
The 40-year-old off-spinner, who retired from international cricket in 2011, bowled in tandem with left-arm spinner Murali Karthik in the nets.
Muralitharan looked unfazed by the controversy and gave some tips to Karthik during the net session.
Muralitharan did not try anything unusual and concentrated on line and length. He surprised some RCB batsmen with his famous doosara.
RCB spearhead Zaheer Khan, who took part in some sprinting on Friday, did not attend on Saturday.
Zaheer had sustained a calf injury during Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy game against Gujarat last December and was then dropped from the Indian Test squad against England.
The RCB think-tank has decided to take rest on Sunday, resuming the camp on Monday, expectedly in the presence of big stars Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers and Tillakaratne Dilshan in the nets. (PTI)