The film to be produced under Daggubati's banner Suresh Productions, will see Vijay Sethupathi portray the role of Sri Lankan spin legend.
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.
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.
The tourists, out for 89 in the first Test, were bowled out for a meagre 62 in 25.2 overs in the first over after the lunch interval in the second Test.
He has undergone private tests to prove his bowling action is legal after receiving a hostile reception from Australian crowds.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner will be given an unofficial reprimand for gesturing at a spectator.
They won the fourth ODI at Auckland, leveling their five-game series at 2-2.
Sri Lanka won the third ODI to take an unassailable 3-0 lead over England in the five-match series
India is ranked fourth among team in the charts.
Despite being one of only five players nominated for all three main categories, the off spinner was omitted from the World Test XI.
The ace Indian leg spinner is only the fifth bowler to reach the milestone.
With the World Cup round the corner, a couple of good knocks could see the Uttar Pradesh batsman make a spot in the middle order his own.
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.
The world's top two Test bowlers will go head-to-head during the Test series between Sri Lanka and South Africa
Muttiah Muralitharan said the tsunami match had helped him forget his bitter experience with the crowds.
The master spinner took his total to 533 as he moved ahead of Walsh's 519 wickets.
Muralitharan had consulted lawyers on taking action against Bedi for writing degrading articles questioning his bowling action.
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.
Six wickets from Muttiah Muralitharan helped Sri Lanka win the second and final Test against New Zealand by 217 runs on Monday to square the series at 1-1.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner said that New Zealand were unsporting in executing his run out in the first Test.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner said he will boycott the tour because of comments made by Australian prime minister John Howard about his bowling action.
Since being called for throwing in 1995, the Sri Lankan off spinner has averaged an incredible 6.65 wickets in 66 Tests.
The Sri Lanka spinner could be banned for up to 12 months if he continues to bowl his doosra because his action exceeds official guidelines.
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.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner was left out of the team for the sixth one-dayer against India on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka's top wicket-taker is to fly home to Kandy following the death of his aunt.
Sri Lanka's spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan, who is bowling coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad, on Tuesday lavished praise on rookie Afghanistan leg spinner Rashid Khan terming him a 'special talent'.
The ace spinner said Sri Lanka are still capable of coming hard at the Indians in the reminder of the ODI series.
Muttiah Muralitharan is keen to set the record straight in India during the Champions Trophy.
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.
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 Sri Lankan off-spinner denied having close links with a Mumbai bar dancer being investigated by Indian police.
Bangladesh slumped to 36-3 in the second innings, and need another 147 runs to make Sri Lanka bat in the first Test.
The Lankans were 160-3 after their spinners bowled out Bangladesh for 188 in 44 overs on the first day of the first Test.
Sri Lanka need another 43 runs on day 4 to beat Bangladesh in the second and final Test.
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