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- Records are there to be broken, but Muttiah Muralitharan may have set the bar too high. In Tests, he finished his career with exactly 800 wickets, while in ODIs, he also holds the record for most wickets, with 534 scalps.
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Records are there to be broken, but Muttiah Muralitharan may have set the bar too high. In Tests, he finished his career with exactly 800 wickets, while in ODIs, he also holds the record for most wickets, with 534 scalps. Player Bio. Muttiah Muralitharan was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002.
On 10 January 2008, the Parliament of Sri Lanka felicitated Muttiah Muralitharan for his world record breaking feat of being the highest wicket taker in Test cricket. This was the first time that a sportsman had been honoured in the country's Supreme Legislature.
Apr 16, 2020 · Muralitharan holds the record for most wickets in Tests with a round 800. He also remains the most prolific wicket-taker in ODIs with 534 scalps. He is the leading spin bowling wicket-taker in ICC Men's Cricket World Cups and second overall with 68 wickets. Muttiah Muralitharan 04/17/1972 Sri Lanka.
Holds a massive record of 67 five-wicket hauls – the highest ever. 22 ’10-wickets in a match’ – the game’s best again. 44039 – the most balls bowled by a single bowler in Test cricket. Muralitharan has an unique accomplishment of getting 10 or more wickets in a match against all other nine Test-playing nations.
Although his talent was never in doubt, Murali really flowered a few years after his debut in 1992. From 1998 onwards, his stats tell the story of a stunning decade. He averaged 20.80 in Test ...
Apr 16, 2021 · However, Muralitharan still set the record for the fewest Tests to 500 wickets, racing there in just 87 matches. He is the only bowler to have taken 500 wickets in fewer than 100 Tests. Two matches later he became Test cricket’s greatest ever wicket-taker for the first time in his career, going past Walsh’s 519 poles in a match against ...
Oct 27, 2023 · Throughout his career, Muralitharan shattered numerous records and set benchmarks that may never be surpassed. In 2007, he became the highest wicket-taker in Test matches, surpassing the previous record set by Shane Warne. Muralitharan’s tally of 800 Test wickets is a testament to his longevity and consistency in the game.
