The ace Indian leg spinner is only the fifth bowler to reach the milestone.
Over the 44 years since the first World Cup that has never been more obvious than in the tactical evolutions that have taken place in the white-ball game.
Riding on a superb all-round show, Gemini Arabians registered a massive 78-run win over Libra Legends in the opening match of the Masters Champions League Twenty20 tournament at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday. Put into bat, Gemini Arabians posted a massive 234 for three in their allotted 20 overs and in response the Libra Legends could manage only 156/8. The hero of the Gemini win was the pair of Kumar Sangakkara (86 runs 43 balls, 6x4, 7x6) and opener Richard Levi (62 runs, 43 balls, 4x4, 3x6). Together, they stitched together an 84-run partnership for the second wicket after skipper Virender Sehwag (21) got the tournament off to a rollicking start with a six off the first ball.
The master spinner took his total to 533 as he moved ahead of Walsh's 519 wickets.
The Sri Lankan off spinner plans to cut down on ODIs after the World Cup to scale that Test landmark.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner said that New Zealand were unsporting in executing his run out in the first Test.
The Indian batting legend is hardly worried that India doesn't have a settled No 4, saying the slot can be kept flexible as per requirement and match situation.
Sri Lankan captain Marvan Atapattu said the grassy Kotla track would suit his pace bowlers
England's captain said Kevin Pietersen's first innings 142 paved the way for England's six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second Test.
A look at the leading wicket-takers in Test cricket after Australian Shane Warne passed the 500 mark against Sri Lanka.
West Indies opener Chris Gayle and South Africa fast bowler Makhaya Ntini were the two players left out of the final squad.
His six-wicket haul in the second innings of the Durban Test has lifted him one notch in the Test rankings.
Sri Lanka need another 43 runs on day 4 to beat Bangladesh in the second and final Test.
India's run-machine Virat Kohli and in-form Murali Vijay smashed big centuries in a massive 283-run stand to deflate Sri Lanka on the opening day of the third and final Test on Saturday.
Sri Lanka need 137 runs to win the first Test against Bangladesh.
India's Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag also feature in list of ten most destructive ODI batsmen.
Zaheer Khan feels that one shouldn't go 'crazy or overboard' if the bowler in question is not ready for the challenge.
Australian media reported that the Indian off-spinner features in the list of seven bowlers with highly suspect action drawn by ICC.
Australia captain Allan Border criticised the move and current skipper Ricky Ponting also expressed reservations.
Former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq says it is a shame that leading finger spinners were banned from bowling the 'doosra'.
Mumbai beat Sri Lanka by three wickets with a ball to spare in the warm-up game on Saturday
Sri Lanka also called up Nuwan Zoysa for the first time since June 2002 for the first Test against Australia.
Hamish Marshall and Nathan Astle both made centuries as New Zealand piled on 561, their sixth highest total in Test cricket.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly has said the expertise of former Indian cricketers can surely be utilised for bringing improvements in the team but was not sure if they will have enough time for the challenging job.
Sri Lanka were 449 for 7 against Bangladesh at close on the opening day of the second and final Test.
Sri Lanka won the second and final Test by 10 wickets on the fourth day to win the series 2-0.
Mohd. Ashraful scored 136 as Bangladesh ended day 1 in the first Test against Sri Lanka on 315.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner has chosen Madhimalar as his life partner and the marriage would be held in Chennai on March 21.
Sri Lanka's preparations for the second Test against the West Indies are being hampered by a flu virus that forced four players to miss team practice on Wednesday.
The Sri Lankan off spinner does not think there is anything wrong in the way Harbhajan Singh bowls his 'doosra'.
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