Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan born 17 April 1972), often referred to as Murali, is a Sri Lankan cricketer, who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002. He retired from Test cricket in 2010, registering his 800th and final wicket on 22 July 2010 from his final ball in his last test match.

Muralitharan is the highest wicket-taker in both Test cricket and in One Day Internationals (ODIs). He took the wicket of Gautam Gambhir on 5 February 2009 in Colombo to surpass Wasim Akram's ODI record of 502 wickets. Muralitharan became the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket when he overtook the previous record-holder Shane Warne on 3 December 2007. Muralitharan had previously held the record when he surpassed Courtney Walsh's 519 wickets in 2004, but he suffered a shoulder injury later that year and was then overtaken by Warne.

Averaging over six wickets per Test, Muralitharan was one of the most successful bowlers in the game. held the number one spot in the International Cricket Council’s player rankings for Test bowlers for a record period of 1,711 days spanning 214 Test matches.

Muttiah Muralitharan


Muttiah Muralitharan


Muttiah Muralitharan


Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan

The Cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan

Full name: Muttiah Muralitharan

Born: 17 April 1972 (age 38) Kandy, Sri Lanka

Nickname: Murali, Spinning genius

Batting style: Right-handed

Bowling style: Right-arm off break

Role: Bowler, Sri Lanka vice captain

International information
National side: Sri Lanka

Test debut (cap 54): 28 August 1992 v Australia

Last Test: 18 July 2010 v India

ODI debut (cap 70): 12 August 1993 v India

Last ODI: 25 September 2009 v England

ODI shirt no. 08

Domestic team information
1991–present Tamil Union

1999, 2001, 2005 and 2007 Lancashire

2003 Kent

2008–present Chennai Super Kings

Biography

The one of the Famous Celebrities Muttiah Muralitharan frequently referred to as Murali, is a Sri Lankan cricketer, who was rated the most Test match bowler still by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002. He retired from Test cricket in 2010, registering his 800th and final wicket on 22 July 2010 from his final ball in his last test match.

Cricket awards

Wisden leading cricketer in the world

Preceded by Andrew Flintoff	Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World 2006	Succeeded by Jacques Kallis
Preceded by Steve Waugh	Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World 2000	Succeeded by Glenn McGrath

Man of match in Test cricket

Table: Man of match in Test cricket
Muttiah Muralitharan has won 19 Man Of Match awards in Test cricket.
#	Date	Versus	Ground	Inns	Batting	Bowling	Catches
1	15 Sep 1995	Pakistan	Iqbal Stadium	1st	*8	5 for 68		0
				2nd	*10	2 for 83		2
2	7 Jan 1998	Zimbabwe	Asgiriya Stadium	1st	17	5 for 23		0
				2nd	DNB	7 for 94		0
3	27 Aug 1998	England	The Oval	1st	30	7 for 155		1
				2nd	DNB	9 for 65		0
4	5 Mar 2000	Pakistan	Arbab Niaz Stadium	1st	22	4 for 77		1
				2nd	*2	6 for 71		0
5	20 Jul 2000	South Africa	Galle Stadium	1st	*2	6 for 87		0
				2nd	DNB	7 for 84		1
6	6 Aug 2000	South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Gr	1st	*0	3 for 70		0
				2nd	DNB	6 for 68		0
7	29 Aug 2001	India	Sinhalese Sports Gr	1st	DNB	8 for 87		0
				2nd	DNB	3 for 109		0
8	6 Sep 2001	Bangladesh	Sinhalese Sports Gr	1st	DNB	5 for 13		0
				2nd	DNB	5 for 98		1
9	13 Nov 2001	West Indies	Galle Stadium	1st	14	6 for 126		1
				2nd	DNB	5 for 44		2
10	21 Nov 2001	West Indies	Asgiriya Stadium	1st	4	4 for 54		0
				2nd	DNB	6 for 81		0
11	4 Jan 2002	Zimbabwe	Asgiriya Stadium	1st	1	9 for 51		0
				2nd	DNB	4 for 64		0
12	21 Jul 2002	Bangladesh	P Saravanamuttu Stad	1st	0	5 for 39		0
				2nd	DNB	5 for 59		0
13	2 Dec 2003	England	Galle Stadium	1st	38	7 for 46		0
				2nd	13	4 for 47		0
14	6 May 2004	Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club	1st	26	6 for 45		1
				2nd	DNB	2 for 37		2
15	12 Sep 2005	Bangladesh	Premadasa Stadium	1st	3	3 for 42		0
				2nd	DNB	6 for 18		0
16	2 Jun 2006	England	Trent Bridge	1st	33	3 for 62		0
				2nd	2	8 for 70		0
17	25 Jun 2007	Bangladesh	Sinhalese Sports Gr	1st	DNB	5 for 15		1
				2nd	DNB	4 for 87		1
18	11 Jul 2007	Bangladesh	Asgiriya Stadium	1st	DNB	6 for 28		2
				2nd	DNB	6 for 54		0
19	23 Jul 2008	India	Sinhalese Sports Gr	1st	DNB	6 for 84		1
				2nd	DNB	6 for 26		0

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