Factbox on Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who broke the world record for most wickets in one-day internationals on Thursday.
One of the finest but most controversial spinners of his generation, Sri Lankan veteran Muttiah Muralitharan bid an emotional goodbye to his 18-year-old Test career on Thursday with an unprecedented tally of 800 wickets.
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Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan equalled the world record for most one-day wickets on Tuesday by taking his tally to 502. The 36-year-old, playing in his 327th match, drew level with retired Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram's landmark in the third one-day international against India.
The Sri Lanka off-spinner is only the third man after Courtney Walsh and Shane Warne to take 500 Test wickets.
He has undergone private tests to prove his bowling action is legal after receiving a hostile reception from Australian crowds.
Frustrated with his failure to provide Sri Lanka the breakthroughs in the ongoing Test series against India, ace off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan says he is no longer the dreaded bowler he used to be and might even retire completely before the 2011 World Cup.
Muttiah Muralitharan will have to wait for next month's series against England to break Shane Warne's world record for most Test wickets.
The impending birth of his first child and the wear and tear of 14 years of international cricket has caused him to re-think his future.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner joined Australia's Shane Warne as the only player to reach the landmark.
Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has been given the all-clear to resume bowling and start the second stage of his rehabilitation from shoulder injury.
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Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan faces a battle against time to get fit for Tuesday's World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.
Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will retire from international cricket after the Feb. 19-April 2 World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Muttiah Muralitharan became the leading wicket-taker in Test and one-day cricket when he dismissed Gautam Gambhir for his 503rd wicket, in the fourth One-Day International against India in Colombo on Thursday. The 37-year-old off-spinner, who holds the Test record with 769 dismissals, overtook former Pakistani left-arm pacer Wasim Akram.
The Australian umpire, who called off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan for chucking, does not believe that the Sri Lankan deserves to retire as the most prolific Test wicket-taker of all time.
The ace off-spinner, who underwent a hernia operation in November, is likely to play in Thursday's game.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner denied having close links with a Mumbai bar dancer being investigated by Indian police.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner faces up to 10 weeks on the sidelines after his surgeon recommended immediate surgery to avoid long-term tendon damage.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner can expect a warm welcome from Australian crowds next month, Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said.
Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has been named in Sri Lanka's one-day international squad for their five-match series against Pakistan, starting next week, after recovering from a knee injury. Muralitharan, 37, the highest wicket-taker in ODI history, missed the three-match Test series with a tendon injury and will team up with Ajantha Mendis and recalled leg spinner Malinga Bandara in a 15-man squad that includes three spinners.
Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 240 runs in the second Test, to blank them 2-0 in the series
Muttiah Muralitharan believes India's showing in the tournament will depend on their form of two senior pros -- Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Bangladesh slumped to 36-3 in the second innings, and need another 147 runs to make Sri Lanka bat in the first Test.
The 33-year-old, returns for the first time since August last year after recovering from two shoulder operations.
Muralitharan picked up four teams that can win the World Cup this year.
Legendary Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan paid rich tributes to iconic Sachin Tendulkar and termed the Indian batting legend as the "greatest cricketer" of his generation who played the game like a "true gentleman" for 24 years.
Australia one-day captain believes that playing against the Sri Lanka off-spinner is largely guesswork.
Sri Lanka's campaign in the Twenty20 World Cup on Monday suffered a blow with off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan being ruled out of the entire tournament due to a groin strain.
Sri Lanka's world record holder spinner Muttiah Muralitharan announced on Thursday he is planning to retire from Test cricket in 2010. However, the spinner plans to carry on in the shorter forms of the sport.
Sri Lanka were 30 for no wicket in reply to Bangladesh's 131 all out after a rain-shortened second day in the third and final Test.
Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan on Tuesday said that he will miss his previous IPL team Chennai Super Kings and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni but is excited to play for Kochi franchisee, the new entrants in the Twenty20 league.
The ace off-spinner, called for throwing on his past two tours of Australia, said the umpires 'can't question me anymore, because it's gone. It's all past'.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner was left out of the team for the sixth one-dayer against India on Wednesday.
Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, called for throwing on his past two tours of Australia, said on Thursday he did not expect any more trouble from local umpires.
The ace off-spinner bagged five wickets as Sri Lanka dismissed South Africa for 361 in the first innings on Day 1 of the second Test.
Muttiah Muralitharan became the second man in history to claim 700 Test wickets as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by an innings and 193 runs in the third and final Test.
After spending 11 months on the sidelines following two operations, his superb performance eased fears about his future in the sport.
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