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by Srian Obeyesekere

Firecrackers rent the night air in a cackle. A festive air is all about Sri Lanka. No, it is not ushering in another X'Mas when Santa Claus makes his visit, or New Year. It is an altogether different occasion. The roadsides are illuminated. An expectant crowd swells in its numbers. It is a Santa of a different type they await on a Thursday night. He is hero to millions. A nation awaits Muttiah Muralitharan's large sized gift - 527 wickets!
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