Two great players. Two long careers. Two teams (or at least their fans) that are sick of seeing each other.
Two scripts for tomorrow. Who will get his perfect send-off: Murali or Sachin? Who will win in the battle of highest run-scorer versus highest wicket-taker? Who will weep in the post-match presentation? Who will offer a handshake that the other will shun by slapping the hand away? Who will answer all the stupid rhetorical questions?
Find out tomorrow, or today, depending on when you read this.
Two scripts for tomorrow. Who will get his perfect send-off: Murali or Sachin? Who will win in the battle of highest run-scorer versus highest wicket-taker? Who will weep in the post-match presentation? Who will offer a handshake that the other will shun by slapping the hand away? Who will answer all the stupid rhetorical questions?
Find out tomorrow, or today, depending on when you read this.
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| The Captains: Sangakarra and Dhoni. |
There's no need to dish out extensive analysis for this one - it's the final game, we've seen all the recurring themes for both the teams throughout the tournament. So here's all the standard stuff I won't be saying:


