Sri Lanka will be in England next May to defend the World Cup which they won in March 1996 and Muralitharan will no doubt form an integral part of the team.
Leicestershire coach Jackie Birkenshaw, an off-spinner during his time was full of praise for Muralitharan. He ranked him as the best off-spinner in the world today and expected him to take over 400 Test wickets by the time he finishes his international career.
Muralitharan took eight wickets for 149 runs to enable Sri Lanka beat Leicestershire by nine wickets on Monday. The county have also shown interest in opening batsman Sanath Jayasuriya.