Sachin Tendulkar (R) applauds fans with Muttiah Muralitharan during a Cricket All-Star exhibition match at Citi Field in New York, November 7, 2015. The event was the first of three games to be played for the first time in American baseball parks. REUTERS/Dominick Reuter 

Muttiah Muralitharan bats during a Cricket All-Star exhibition match at Citi Field in New York, November 7, 2015. The event was the first of three games to be played for the first time in American baseball parks. REUTERS/Dominick Reuter 

India's former cricket captain Sachin Tendulkar (R) shares a moment with Sri Lanka's former cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan during an inaugural event organized by UNICEF aimed at improving hygiene and sanitation for children, in Colombo, October 12, 2015. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

India's former cricket captain Sachin Tendulkar (2nd R) shows how to wash hands properly to school children as Sri Lanka's former cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan (R) looks on during an inaugural event organized by UNICEF aimed at improving hygiene and sanitation for children, in Colombo, October 12, 2015. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

India's former cricket captain Sachin Tendulkar (2nd R) shows how to wash hands properly to school children as Sri Lanka's former cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan (R) looks on during an inaugural event organized by UNICEF aimed at improving hygiene and sanitation for children, in Colombo, October 12, 2015. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

Sri Lanka's former cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan (R) washes his hands next to India's former cricket captain Sachin Tendulkar at a demonstration during an inaugural event organized by UNICEF aimed at improving hygiene and sanitation for children, in Colombo, October 12, 2015. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara (L) shakes hands with former cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan (R) during Sangakkara's retirement ceremony after India won their second test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Colombo August 24, 2015. Sangakkara officially announced that he will retire test cricket after the second test cricket match against India. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

Sri Lankan cricketers Kumar Sangakkara and Muttiah Muralitharan (R) smile before a coaching session for children at the Singapore Cricket Club October 13, 2012. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lankan cricketers (L-R) Kumar Sangakkara, Russel Arnold and Muttiah Muralitharan share a laugh with an official before conducting a coaching session for children at the Singapore Cricket Club October 13, 2012. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan looks on during an interview with media at Singapore Cricket Club October 13, 2012. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's batting coach Stuart Law watches a training session in conversation with Muttiah Muralitharan (R) in Colombo before the ICC cricket World cup quarter final against England March 24, 2011. Law has been promoted to interim head coach of Sri Lanka for their tour of England. Picture taken March 24, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa (2nd R) and his wife Shiranthi Rajapaksa look on as Muttiah Muralitharan (L), Mahela Jayawardena (C) captain Kumar Sangakkara speaks with them during a special tea party for the ICC Cricket World Cup runner-up at the president official residence in Colombo April 4, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET POLITICS) 

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa (R) hands over a special memento to Sri Lanka's cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan (L) during a special tea party for the ICC Cricket World Cup runner-up at the president official residence in Colombo April 4, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET POLITICS) 

Spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan leaves the Katunayake International Airport after arriving in Katunayake, about 31km (19 miles) from central Colombo, April 3, 2011. India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the World Cup final at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan arrives at Independence Square to attend the ICC Cricket World Cup Runners Up ceremony for the Sri Lankan cricket team, in Colombo April 3, 2011. India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the World Cup final at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan looks down during the ICC Cricket World Cup final match against India in Mumbai April 2, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's captain and wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara (2nd R) and Muttiah Muralitharan look on as India's players hug after India won their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai April 2, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan fields the ball during their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against India in Mumbai April 2, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan reacts as India's captain and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni runs between wickets during their ICC Cricket World Cup final match in Mumbai April 2, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan bowls as India's Gautam Gambhir (R) looks on during their ICC Cricket World Cup final match in Mumbai April 2, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan geatures during their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against India in Mumbai April 2, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (2nd L) reacts as India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (L) runs between wickets during their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai April 2, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan reacts after bowling during their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against India in Mumbai April 2, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (R) reacts while bowling as umpire Aleem Dar looks on during ICC Cricket World Cup final match against India in Mumbai April 2, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan bowls during their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against India in Mumbai April 2, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan looks on during a training session at the Wankhede Stadium before Saturday's ICC Cricket World Cup final against India in Mumbai April 1, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (R) talks to India's Suresh Raina after their cricket practice session at the Wankhede Stadium before their ICC Cricket World Cup final match in Mumbai April 1, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan stands in the pavilion after their cricket practice session at the Wankhede Stadium before their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against India on Saturday, in Mumbai April 1, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (L) and Tillakaratne Dilshan look on from a balcony during a training session at the Wankhede Stadium before Saturday's ICC Cricket World Cup final against India in Mumbai April 1, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan talks to India's Suresh Raina after their cricket practice session at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai April 1, 2011. Sri Lanka will play India in their ICC Cricket World Cup final on Saturday. REUTERS/Philip Brown (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka'a Muttiah Muralitharan looks on during a training session at the Wankhede Stadium before Saturday's ICC Cricket World Cup final against India in Mumbai April 1, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan stands in the pavilion after their cricket practice session at the Wankhede Stadium ahead of their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against India on Saturday, in Mumbai April 1, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan smiles after a training session at the Wankhede Stadium before their ICC Cricket World Cup final against India on Saturday, in Mumbai April 1, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

CRICKET-WORLD/PROFILE - Photos and career profiles of Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan and India's Sachin Tendulkar who will take centre stage at Saturday's Cricket World Cup final. RNGS. (TOR01) 10cm wide 

CRICKET-WORLD/PROFILE - Photos and career profiles of Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan and India's Sachin Tendulkar who will take centre stage at Saturday's Cricket World Cup final. RNGS. (TOR01) 10cm wide 

Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga (L) speaks with Muttiah Muralitharan during a cricket practice session ahead of their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against India on Saturday in Mumbai, March 31, 2011. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan gestures during a cricket practice session ahead of their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against India on Saturday in Mumbai, March 31, 2011. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan smiles during a cricket practice session ahead of their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against India on Saturday in Mumbai, March 31, 2011. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan gestures during a cricket practice session ahead of their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against India on Saturday in Mumbai, March 31, 2011. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (R) eats a biscuit next to teammate Lasith Malinga during a training session at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai March 31, 2011. Sri Lanka clash with India in Saturday's Cricket World Cup final. REUTERS/Philip Brown (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (R) eats a biscuit next to teammate Lasith Malinga during a training session at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai March 31, 2011. Sri Lanka clash with India in Saturday's Cricket World Cup final. REUTERS/Philip Brown (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan gestures during a training session, ahead of their clash with India on Saturday's Cricket World Cup final, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai March 31, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (INDIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (4th R) reacts after saying farewell to his wife Madhimalar (4th L) and son Naren as he prepares to board a bus at the Cinnamon Grand hotel in Colombo, March 30, 2011, to travel to Mumbai for the ICC Cricket World Cup final where their opponents will be either India or Pakistan. REUTERS/Philip Brown (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (white shirt) prepares to board a bus as his team leaves the Cinnamon Grand hotel in Colombo to travel to Mumbai for the ICC Cricket World Cup final where their opponents will be either India or Pakistan March 30, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) 

Members of the Sri Lankan team carry teammate Muttiah Muralitharan, playing in his last Cricket World Cup, after they beat New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Members of the Sri Lankan team carry teammate Muttiah Muralitharan, playing in his last Cricket World Cup, after they beat New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Members of the Sri Lankan team carry teammate Muttiah Muralitharan, playing in his last Cricket World Cup, after they beat New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, playing in his last Cricket World Cup, gestures towards the crowd after his team beat New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match, to reach the finals, in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Members of the Sri Lankan team carry teammate Muttiah Muralitharan, playing in his last Cricket World Cup, after they beat New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (front), playing in his last Cricket World Cup, gestures towards the crowd after his team beat New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match, to reach the finals, in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's captain and wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara speaks with Muttiah Muralitharan (front L), who is playing in his last Cricket World Cup, as Lasith Malinga (R) stands nearby after their team beat New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Members of the Sri Lankan team carry teammate Muttiah Muralitharan, playing in his last Cricket World Cup, after they beat New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's captain and wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara speaks with Muttiah Muralitharan, who is playing in his last Cricket World Cup, after their team beat New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Members of the Sri Lankan team carry teammate Muttiah Muralitharan, playing in his last Cricket World Cup, after they beat New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (front), playing in his last Cricket World Cup, gestures towards the crowd after his team beat New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match, to reach the finals, in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, playing in his last Cricket World Cup, waves towards the crowd after his team beat New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match, to reach the finals, in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, playing in his last Cricket World Cup, gestures towards the crowd after his team beat New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match, to reach the finals, in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (front), playing in his last Cricket World Cup, waves at the crowd as his teammates applaud after his team beat New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match, to reach the finals, in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (C), playing in his last Cricket World Cup, waves at the crowd as his teammates applaud after his team beat New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match, to reach the finals, in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Philip Brown (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, playing in his last Cricket World Cup, waves towards the crowd after his team beat New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match, to reach the finals, in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)