Former Australian captain Richard Benaud does not feel that the new world number one Test wicket-taker Shane Warne is safe in his position.
"Beware of Murali," is the caution word from one of the cricketing heroes of yesteryears as he genuinely feels the Sri Lankan offie would challenge the Aussie.
"I believe Muttiah Muralitharan will challenge again," Benaud said.
But Benaud does not give a chance to other bowlers to cross the magic 500-wicket mark in the near future as Glenn McGrath (446 wickets) and Anil Kumble (409) are way behind and are not growing any younger.
"I can't really believe anyone else will realistically reach the 500 mark," he was quoted as saying in Melbourne Herald Sun on Saturday.
Murali has had a shoulder operation similar to the one Warne had and he would come back fully fit, he added.
Hailing the way Warne claimed the top slot, he said the dismissal of Irfan Pathan by a first slip catch by Matthew Hayden was a fitting way to claim the record.
"It was a beautiful ball. It's always nice if you're going to do something like that to do it with a good delivery," Benaud said.
{{/usCountry}}"It was a beautiful ball. It's always nice if you're going to do something like that to do it with a good delivery," Benaud said.
{{/usCountry}}"That was close to perfect. It drifted away in the air and found the edge."