Muttiah Muralitharan

Muralitharan is a great off spinner in the cricket history.  In test cricket he is the second leading test wicket taker. Despite his controversy with his unorthodox bowling action, he could be able to prove his correctness and continue taking wicket all over the world. He is the only player who got 50 wickets against every test playing nations.This greatest bowler was born in 17 April, 1972 at Kandy in Sri Lanka.

Personal information
Full name                     Muttiah Muralitharan
Born                            17 April 1972 (age 40)
                                    Kandy, Sri Lanka
Nickname                     Murali
Height                          5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Batting style                  Right-handed
Bowling style                Right-arm off break
Role                             Bowler

International information
National side                 Sri Lanka
Test debut (cap 54) 28  August 1992 v Australia
Last Test                       18 July 2010 v India
ODI debut (cap 70)       12 August 1993 v India
Last ODI                       2 April 2011 v India
ODI shirt no.                 08

Career statistics
Competition                  Tests ODI [1] FC LA
Matches                       133[2] 341[3] 232 444
Runs scored                 1,256 674 2,192 938
Batting average            11.67 6.80 11.35 7.32
100s/50s                      0/1 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score                    67 33* 67 33*
Balls bowled                44,039 18,811 66,933 23,308
Wickets                       800 534 1,374 666
Bowling average           22.72 23.08 19.64 22.49
5 wickets in innings       67 10 119 12
10 wickets in match      22 n/a 34 n/a
Best bowling                9/51 7/30 9/51 7/30
Catches/stumpings       72/– 130/– 123/– 158/–