Sri Lanka ace spinner Rangana Herath took cricket world by storm, as he became the first ever left arm spinner to bag 400 test wickets. During the first test against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, he not only won the match for his team, but also achieved the unmatched glory!
No surprise entire cricket fraternity showered praises on legend and salutes his remarkable achievement.
Now, Sachin Tendulkar has also shown his respect towards the one of the biggest match winner of Sri Lanka cricket history.
“Tremendous achievement to get to 400 test wickets by one of the silent warriors of @OfficialSLC! Congratulations and we’ll done, @HerathRSL!” The Master-Blaster posted on his twitter handle.
During the match, Herath became the 14th bowler in all Test cricket and fifth spinner behind his countryman Muttiah Muralitharan, Australia’s Shane Warne and Indian duo of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh to reach the 400-wicket milestone.
The victory was achieved when Herath trapped last man Mohammad Abbas leg before for nought to give Sri Lanka a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Herath, a long-time nemesis of Pakistan, also completed 100 wickets in 20 Tests against them, during an innings in which only debutant Haris Sohail fought with some resolve for his 34 runs.
