2.2.2008

Muttiah Muralitharan and members of the Sri Lanka management had an egg thrown at them in Hobart earlier this week.

Sri Lankan team manager Shriyan Samararatne said the incident took place on Thursday evening while the group was walking from a restaurant to the team hotel.

The egg hit one of the selectors on the back.

The Sri Lankan board have asked Cricket Australia to tighten security around the team after the incident.

"A group of four was walking from a restaurant to the team hotel and an egg was thrown at them from a car but I am not sure if they recognised Murali," Samararatne told Media

"I don't know the exact motive. I doubt whether they recognised Murali but unfortunately he was there.

"We told Cricket Australia about it and they were very upset."

Sri Lanka are currently in Australia for the CB Series. They kick off their campaign against India in Brisbane on Tuesday.

Courtesy - LeN