Muttiah Muralitharan
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Deshabandu Muttiah Muralitharan is a Sri Lankan cricket coach, businessman and former professional cricketer. Averaging over six wickets per Test match, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. He is the only bowler to take 800 Test wickets and more than 530 One Day International (ODI) wickets. As of 2024, he has taken more wickets in international cricket than any other bowler. Muralitharan was a part of the Sri Lankan team that won the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
Muralitharan at the CEAT Cricket Ratings Awards in February 2013
Muralitharan bowling for Gloucestershire in 2011.
Muralitharan bowling to Adam Gilchrist in an ODI in 2006.
Muttiah Muralitharan bowling in SCG for ICC World XI
2004 Asia Cup
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The eighth edition of cricket's Asia Cup was held in Sri Lanka after a gap of 4 years. Sri Lanka beat India in the final to win the cup. The 4 test playing Asian nations participated in the tournament along with, for the first time, leading Asian associate nations, the UAE and Hong Kong.
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