New Delhi: Muttiah Muralitharan Birthday, one of the great players of Sri Lanka, celebrates his 51st birthday today. Muttiah Muralitharan is one of the great bowlers Sri Lanka has ever produced. He has recorded many major cricketing world records in his name. Playing Muttiah Muralitharan’s ball has often been difficult for batsmen. He retired from Test cricket in 2010, taking his 800th and last wicket on his last ball of his last Test match on 22 July 2010. Murali holds 18 world records to his name. Let us know some special things about a great player…

Muttiah Muralitharan was born on April 17, 1972 in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. The ancestors of this great player migrated from Tamil Nadu in India and settled in Sri Lanka. Muraleedharan’s wife is also from Tamil Nadu. For two decades, Muralitharan made the best hitters in the world dance.

Muttiah Muralitharan started his career in the year 1992. He played the first match of his career against Australia. At the same time, he played the last match of his career against India. Muralitharan was often equated with the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. Both players played excellent cricket.

This great bowler from Sri Lanka has 800 wickets in Test cricket and 534 wickets in One Day Internationals. He is the higher ground taker in both formats. However, due to his bowling action, he has been in controversy. Something similar happened in the year 1995 as well. In 1995, his bowling action was called no-ball. During the Test match played against Australia in 1995, referee Daryl Hair continually called Murali’s balls no-balls. His delivery of ‘doosra’ was also ruled illegal, but he was later exonerated. After this he never looked back.

It was only after the loss in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup final that he announced his retirement from international cricket. During this, India captured the World Cup after 28 years.

Muralitharan (Muttiah Muralitharan) has taken 5 or more wickets in a Test innings the most 67 times. Not only this, he has taken 10 or more wickets in a Test match 22 times. Muralitharan has taken 800 wickets in 133 Test matches. Also, in ODIs, Muthiah has taken 534 wickets in 350 ODIs. He has taken 13 wickets in 12 T20 matches. While Muralitharan has taken 63 wickets in 66 matches in IPL. Muralitharan still holds the world record for most wickets in ODIs and Tests.

Muralitharan’s 18 world records

1. Most 800 wickets in Test cricket.
2. Most 534 wickets in ODI cricket.
3. Most successful pairing with a non-wicketkeeper outfielder. Mahela Jayawardene made 77 catches off Murali’s balls.
4. Most of a combined 1334 wickets in Tests and ODIs.
5. The charisma of taking five or more wickets in an innings the most 67 times in Test cricket.
6. Ten or more wickets in a match for the most 22 times in Tests.
7. Ten or more wickets in a match against all Test nations.
8. Fastest at 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650, 700, 750 and 800 wickets per matches in Test Cricket.
9. Ten or more wickets in four consecutive matches in Test Cricket.
10. Over 50 test wickets against all test playing nations.
11. Seven wickets in Test innings against most of the five countries.
12. Most of the 157 batsmen were bowled in Test cricket.
13. Most 41 dismissals in Test cricket via stumping.
14. Joint record of taking nine wickets in an innings twice in Test cricket.
15. Most 31 wickets caught and bowled in Test cricket.
16. Joint record for most 18-man Tests in the match.
17. 100 wickets at any ground. Field of the Sinhala Sports Club in Colombo.
18. The only bowler to take over 75 wickets in three calendar years.