News in pics (Dec 14 - Dec 22, 2004)

14 December 2004
Muttiah Muralitharan(in pic) lost his world record, had one of his most dangerous deliveries banned, refused to tour Australia after a prime-ministerial put-down, lost five months to the surgeon`s knife and ended 2004 as the happiest cricketer alive. All those setbacks were to shrivel into insignificance when the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced proposals to review the laws on throwing.Reuters