Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan

Personal information
Full name	Muttiah Muralitharan
Born	17 April 1972 (1972-04-17) Kandy, Sri Lanka
Nickname	Murali, Spinning genius
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm off break
Role	Bowler
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.	8
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1991–present	Tamil Union
1999, 2001, 2005 and 2007	Lancashire
2003	Kent
2008–present	Chennai Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	133	337	232	434
Runs scored	1,261	663	2,192	924
Batting average	11.67	6.76	11.35	7.27
100s/50s	0/1	0/0	0/1	0/0
Top score	67	33*	67	33*
Balls bowled	44,039	18,169	66,933	228,020
Wickets	800	515	1,374	653
Bowling average	22.72	23.07	19.64	22.41
5 wickets in innings	67	10	119	12
10 wickets in match	22	0	34	0
Best bowling	9/51	7/30	9/51	7/30
Catches/stumpings	72/–	128/–	123/–	155/–
Source: CricketArchive, 3 August 2010

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.

External links

• Muralitharan.com
• CricInfo Player Profile: Muttiah Muralitharan
• Muttiah Muralitharan International Fan Club
• Alston Koch's Murali Song Video
• Murali Tracker
• Muralitharan.cricket-records.com
• Murali's throwing controversy was resolved at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• TimeLine: Muttiah Muralitharan
• Muralitharan.org
• Murali BigStarCricket
• Muttiah Muralitharan 800th Test Wicket Celebrations- Pictures