Full name: Muttiah MuralitharanBorn: 17 April 1972 (age 38) Kandy, Sri Lanka
Nickname: Murali, Spinning genius
Batting style: Right-handed
Bowling style: Right-arm off break
Role: Bowler, Sri Lanka vice captain
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: 25 September 2009 v England
ODI shirt no. 08
Domestic team information
1991–present Tamil Union
1999, 2001, 2005 and 2007 Lancashire
2003 Kent
2008–present Chennai Super Kings
The one of the Famous Celebrities Muttiah Muralitharan frequently referred to as Murali, is a Sri Lankan cricketer, who was rated the most Test match bowler still by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002. He retired from Test cricket in 2010, registering his 800th and final wicket on 22 July 2010 from his final ball in his last test match.
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| Table: Man of match in Test cricket | ||||||||
| Muttiah Muralitharan has won 19 Man Of Match awards in Test cricket. | ||||||||
| # | Date | Versus | Ground | Inns | Batting | Bowling | Catches | |
| 1 | 15 Sep 1995 | Pakistan | Iqbal Stadium | 1st | *8 | 5 for 68 | 0 | |
| 2nd | *10 | 2 for 83 | 2 | |||||
| 2 | 7 Jan 1998 | Zimbabwe | Asgiriya Stadium | 1st | 17 | 5 for 23 | 0 | |
| 2nd | DNB | 7 for 94 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | 27 Aug 1998 | England | The Oval | 1st | 30 | 7 for 155 | 1 | |
| 2nd | DNB | 9 for 65 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | 5 Mar 2000 | Pakistan | Arbab Niaz Stadium | 1st | 22 | 4 for 77 | 1 | |
| 2nd | *2 | 6 for 71 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | 20 Jul 2000 | South Africa | Galle Stadium | 1st | *2 | 6 for 87 | 0 | |
| 2nd | DNB | 7 for 84 | 1 | |||||
| 6 | 6 Aug 2000 | South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Gr | 1st | *0 | 3 for 70 | 0 | |
| 2nd | DNB | 6 for 68 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | 29 Aug 2001 | India | Sinhalese Sports Gr | 1st | DNB | 8 for 87 | 0 | |
| 2nd | DNB | 3 for 109 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | 6 Sep 2001 | Bangladesh | Sinhalese Sports Gr | 1st | DNB | 5 for 13 | 0 | |
| 2nd | DNB | 5 for 98 | 1 | |||||
| 9 | 13 Nov 2001 | West Indies | Galle Stadium | 1st | 14 | 6 for 126 | 1 | |
| 2nd | DNB | 5 for 44 | 2 | |||||
| 10 | 21 Nov 2001 | West Indies | Asgiriya Stadium | 1st | 4 | 4 for 54 | 0 | |
| 2nd | DNB | 6 for 81 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | 4 Jan 2002 | Zimbabwe | Asgiriya Stadium | 1st | 1 | 9 for 51 | 0 | |
| 2nd | DNB | 4 for 64 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | 21 Jul 2002 | Bangladesh | P Saravanamuttu Stad | 1st | 0 | 5 for 39 | 0 | |
| 2nd | DNB | 5 for 59 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | 2 Dec 2003 | England | Galle Stadium | 1st | 38 | 7 for 46 | 0 | |
| 2nd | 13 | 4 for 47 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | 6 May 2004 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 1st | 26 | 6 for 45 | 1 | |
| 2nd | DNB | 2 for 37 | 2 | |||||
| 15 | 12 Sep 2005 | Bangladesh | Premadasa Stadium | 1st | 3 | 3 for 42 | 0 | |
| 2nd | DNB | 6 for 18 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | 2 Jun 2006 | England | Trent Bridge | 1st | 33 | 3 for 62 | 0 | |
| 2nd | 2 | 8 for 70 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | 25 Jun 2007 | Bangladesh | Sinhalese Sports Gr | 1st | DNB | 5 for 15 | 1 | |
| 2nd | DNB | 4 for 87 | 1 | |||||
| 18 | 11 Jul 2007 | Bangladesh | Asgiriya Stadium | 1st | DNB | 6 for 28 | 2 | |
| 2nd | DNB | 6 for 54 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | 23 Jul 2008 | India | Sinhalese Sports Gr | 1st | DNB | 6 for 84 | 1 | |
| 2nd | DNB | 6 for 26 | 0 | |||||
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