Muttiah Muralitharan biography

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Sanjeev Aggarwal

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Muralitharan, born 17 April 1972 in Kandy, Sri Lanka
He took the wicket of Gautam Gambhir on 5 February 2009 in Colombo, to surpass Wasim Akram's ODI record of 502 wickets
Muralitharan became the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket when he overtook the previous record-holder Shane Warne on 3 December 2007

Muralitharan's career has been beset with controversy; his bowling action called into question on a number of occasions by umpires and sections of the cricket community.After biomechanical analysis in non-match conditions, Muralitharan's action was cleared by the International Cricket Council, first in 1996 and again in 1999.The legality of his doosra was first called into question in 2004.

Muralitharan was born in the village of Nattarampotha in Kundasale (near Kandy), the eldest of the four sons to Sinnasamy Muttiah and Lakshmi. Muralitharan's father Sinnasamy Muttiah, runs a successful biscuit-making business.

When he was nine years old Muralitharan was sent to St.Anthony’s College, Kandy, a private school run by Benedictine monks. He began his cricketing career as a medium pace bowler but on the advice of his school coach, Sunil Fernando, he took up off-spin when he was fourteen years old. He soon impressed and went on to play for four years in the school First XI. In those days he played as an all-rounder and batted in the middle order. In his final two seasons at St Anthony's College he took over one hundred wickets and in 1990/1 was named as the 'Bata Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year'

After leaving school he joined Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club and was selected for the Sri Lanka A tour of England in 1991. He played in five games but failed to capture a single wicket. On his return to Sri Lanka he impressed against Allan Border's Australian team in a practice game and then went on to make his Test debut at R. Premadasa Stadium in the Second Test Match of the series.

When his grandfather died at the age of 104 in July 2004, Muralitharan returned home from a tour of India to attend his funeral. Periyasamy Sinasamy's first wish to see Muralitharan claiming the world record for the most Test wickets was realised (passing the record set by Courtney Walsh), but not his desire to live to see his grandson married. Muralitharan's grandmother had died one month earlier at the age of 97. Muralitharan's manager, Kushil Gunasekera stated that "Murali's family is closely knit and united. They respect traditional values. The late grandfather enjoyed a great relationship with Murali."

Muralitharan married Madhimalar Ramamurthy an Indian national, on 21 March 2005. Madhimalar is the daughter of late Dr S. Ramamurthy of Malar Hospitals, and his wife Dr Nithya Ramamurthy. Their first child, Naren, was born in January 2006

Test wicket milestones

    * 1st: Craig McDermott lbw 9 vs Australia – Match #1 – Test #1195
    * 50th: Navjot Sidhu caught Ruwan Kalpage 43 vs India – Match #13 – Test #1247
    * 100th: Stephen Fleming bowled 59 vs New Zealand – Match #27 – 1359
    * 150th: Guy Whittall caught sub (Mahela Jayawardene) 17 vs Zimbabwe – Match #36 – Test #1395
    * 200th: Ben Hollioake lbw 0 vs England – Match #42 – Test #1423
    * 250th: Naved Ashraf lbw 27 vs Pakistan – Match #51 – Test #1489
    * 300th: Shaun Pollock caught Tillakaratne Dilshan 11 vs South Africa – Match #58 – Test #1526
    * 350th: Mohammad Sharif caught and bowled 19 vs Bangladesh – Match #66 – Test #1561
    * 400th: Henry Olonga bowled 0 vs Zimbabwe – Match #72 – Test #1585
    * 450th: Daryl Tuffey caught Sanath Jayasuriya 1 vs New Zealand – Match #80 – Test #1644
    * 500th: Michael Kasprowicz bowled 0 vs Australia – Match #87 – Test #1688
    * 520th: Mluleki Nkala caught Mahela Jayawardene 24 vs Zimbabwe – Match #89 – Test #1698 – Breaks Courtney Walsh's world record
    * 550th: Khaled Mashud caught Thilan Samaraweera 2 vs Bangladesh – Match #94 – Test #1764
    * 600th: Khaled Mashud caught Lasith Malinga 6 vs Bangladesh – Match #101 – Test #1786
    * 650th: Makhaya Ntini caught Farveez Maharoof 13 vs South Africa – Match #108 – Test #1812
    * 700th: Syed Rasel caught Farveez Maharoof 4 vs Bangladesh – Match #113 – Test #1839
    * 709th: Paul Collingwood bowled 45 vs England – Match #116 – Test #1851 – Breaks Shane Warne's world record
    * 750th: Sourav Ganguly stumped Prasanna Jayawardene 16 vs India – Match #122 – Test #1884
    * 800th: Pragyan Ojha caught Mahela Jayawardene 13 vs India - Match #132 - Test #1964


World records and achievements

Muttiah Muralitharan holds a number of world records, and several firsts:

    * The most Test wickets (800 wickets as of 22 July 2010).
    * The most One-Day International wickets (512 wickets as of 25 September 2009).
    * The highest number of international wickets in Tests and ODIs combined (1304 wickets as of 02 December 2009).
    * The most 5-wicket hauls in an innings at Test level (67).
    * The most 10-wicket hauls in a match at Test level (22). He is the only player to take 10 wickets/match against every Test playing nation.
    * Fastest to 350, 400,450,500,550,600, 650 and 700 Test wickets, in terms of matches played.
    * Only player to take 10 wickets in a Test in four consecutive matches. He has achieved this feat twice.
    * Only player to take 50 or more wickets against every Test playing nation.
    * Muralitharan and Jim Laker (England), are the only bowlers to have taken 9 wickets in a Test innings twice.
    * 7 wickets in an innings against the most countries (5)
    * Most Test wickets taken bowled (157), stumped (41) and caught & bowled (31). Bowled by Muralitharan (b Muralitharan) is the most common dismissal in Test cricket (excluding run out)
    * Most successful bowler/fielder (non-wicket keeper) combination – c. Mahela Jayawardene b. Muttiah Muralitharan (67).
    * Most Man of the Series awards in Test cricket (11)
    * One of only six bowlers who have dismissed all the eleven batsmen in a Test match. Jim Laker, Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, Geoff Dymock, Abdul Qadir and Waqar Younis are the others
    * Most test wickets in a single ground. Muralitharan is the only bowler to capture 100-plus Test wickets at three venues, the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo, the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy and the Galle International Stadium in Galle.
    * The only bowler to take 75 or more wickets in a calendar year on three occasions, achieving it in 2000, 2001 and 2006.
    * Most ducks (dismissals for zero) ever in international cricket (Tests+ODI's+Twenty20): 59 ducks total.
 

 

Table: Test bowling performance
A Summary of Muralitharan's Test bowling performance against all opponents.
Versus O M R W 5w 10w Best Avg S/R E/R
Australia 685.3 100 2128 59 5 1 6 for 59 36.07 69.7 3.1
Bangladesh 452.0 114 1190 89 11 4 6 for 18 13.37 30.4 2.6
England 1102.1 348 2247 112 8 4 9 for 65 20.06 59.0 2.0
India 1125.2 215 3297 103 7 2 8 for 87 32.32 66.1 2.9
New Zealand 753.2 203 1776 82 5 1 6 for 87 21.53 55.1 2.3
Pakistan 782.5 184 2027 80 5 1 6 for 71 25.46 58.7 2.6
South Africa 984.4 221 2311 104 11 4 7 for 84 22.22 56.8 2.3
West Indies 622.3 143 1609 82 9 3 8 for 46 19.62 45.5 2.6
Zimbabwe 786.5 259 1467 87 6 2 9 for 51 16.86 54.2 1.9
Overall (9) 7295.1 1787 18052 800 67 22 9 for 51 22.64 54.9 2.5







Table: Five wickets in an innings
A list of occasions Muralitharan has taken of five or more wickets in a test Innings.
# Date Versus Ground Innings Bowling
1 25 Aug 1993 South Africa De Soysa Park 1st 5 for 104
2 6 Sep 1993 South Africa Sinhalese Sports Gr 1st 5 for 101
3 18 Jan 1994 India K.D. Singh Stadium 1st 5 for 162
4 11 Mar 1995 New Zealand McLean Park 2nd 5 for 64
5 15 Sep 1995 Pakistan Iqbal Stadium 1st 5 for 68
6 11 Sep 1996 Zimbabwe Premadasa Stadium 2nd 5 for 33
7 19 Apr 1997 Pakistan Premadasa Stadium 1st 6 for 98
8 13 Jun 1997 West Indies Antigua Rec Ground 1st 5 for 34
9 20 Jun 1997 West Indies Amos Vale Ground 2nd 5 for 113
10 7 Jan 1998 Zimbabwe Asgiriya Stadium 1st 5 for 23
11 7 Jan 1998 Zimbabwe Asgiriya Stadium 2nd 7 for 94
12 27 Mar 1998 South Africa Supersport Park 1st 5 for 63
13 27 May 1998 New Zealand Premadasa Stadium 1st 5 for 90
14 10 Jun 1998 New Zealand Sinhalese Sports Gr 2nd 5 for 30
15 27 Aug 1998 England The Oval 1st 7 for 155
16 27 Aug 1998 England The Oval 2nd 9 for 65
17 22 Sep 1999 Australia Galle Stadium 1st 5 for 71
18 5 Mar 2000 Pakistan Arbab Niaz Stadium 2nd 6 for 71
19 14 Jun 2000 Pakistan Sinhalese Sports Gr 1st 5 for 115
20 20 Jul 2000 South Africa Galle Stadium 1st 6 for 87
21 20 Jul 2000 South Africa Galle Stadium 2nd 7 for 84
22 6 Aug 2000 South Africa Sinhalese Sports Gr 2nd 5 for 68
23 26 Dec 2000 South Africa Kingsmead 1st 5 for 122
24 26 Dec 2000 South Africa Kingsmead 2nd 6 for 39
25 14 Aug 2001 India Galle Stadium 2nd 5 for 49
26 29 Aug 2001 India Sinhalese Sports Gr 1st 8 for 87
27 6 Sep 2001 Bangladesh Sinhalese Sports Gr 1st 5 for 13
28 6 Sep 2001 Bangladesh Sinhalese Sports Gr 2nd 5 for 98
29 13 Nov 2001 West Indies Galle Stadium 1st 6 for 126
30 13 Nov 2001 West Indies Galle Stadium 2nd 5 for 44
31 21 Nov 2001 West Indies Asgiriya Stadium 2nd 6 for 81
32 4 Jan 2002 Zimbabwe Asgiriya Stadium 1st 9 for 51
33 12 Jan 2002 Zimbabwe Galle Stadium 1st 5 for 67
34 30 May 2002 England Edgbaston 1st 5 for 143
35 21 Jul 2002 Bangladesh P Saravanamuttu Stad 1st 5 for 39
36 21 Jul 2002 Bangladesh P Saravanamuttu Stad 2nd 5 for 59
37 3 May 2003 New Zealand Asgiriya Stadium 2nd 5 for 49
38 20 Jun 2003 West Indies Beausejour Stadium 1st 5 for 138
39 2 Dec 2003 England Galle Stadium 1st 7 for 46
40 8 Mar 2004 Australia Galle Stadium 1st 6 for 59
41 8 Mar 2004 Australia Galle Stadium 2nd 5 for 153
42 16 Mar 2004 Australia Asgiriya Stadium 2nd 5 for 173
43 24 Mar 2004 Australia Sinhalese Sports Gr 1st 5 for 123
44 6 May 2004 Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club 1st 6 for 45
45 13 Jul 2005 West Indies Sinhalese Sports Gr 2nd 6 for 36
46 22 Jul 2005 West Indies Asgiriya Stadium 2nd 8 for 46
47 12 Sep 2005 Bangladesh Premadasa Stadium 2nd 6 for 18
48 10 Dec 2005 India Feroz Shah Kotla 1st 7 for 100
49 28 Feb 2006 Bangladesh Chittagong Div. Stad 2nd 6 for 54
50 8 Mar 2006 Bangladesh Shaheed Chandu Stad. 1st 5 for 79
51 3 Apr 2006 Pakistan Asgiriya Stadium 1st 5 for 39
52 25 May 2006 England Edgbaston 1st 6 for 86
53 2 Jun 2006 England Trent Bridge 2nd 8 for 70
54 27 Jul 2006 South Africa Sinhalese Sports Gr 2nd 6 for 131
55 4 Aug 2006 South Africa P Saravanamuttu Stad 1st 5 for 128
56 4 Aug 2006 South Africa P Saravanamuttu Stad 2nd 7 for 97
57 15 Dec 2006 New Zealand Basin Reserve 2nd 6 for 87
58 25 Jun 2007 Bangladesh Sinhalese Sports Gr 1st 5 for 15
59 11 Jul 2007 Bangladesh Asgiriya Stadium 1st 6 for 28
60 11 Jul 2007 Bangladesh Asgiriya Stadium 2nd 6 for 54
61 1 Dec 2007 England Asgiriya Stadium 1st 6 for 55
62 9 Dec 2007 England Sinhalese Sports Gr 1st 5 for 116
63 3 Apr 2008 West Indies Queen's Park 1st 5 for 79
64 23 Jul 2008 India Sinhalese Sports Gr 1st 5 for 84
65 23 Jul 2008 India Sinhalese Sports Gr 2nd 6 for 26
66 26 Dec 2008 Bangladesh Shere Bangla Stadium 1st 6 for 49





Table: Best ODI bowling performances
Muralitharan's best ODI bowling performances – A List of 4 or more wickets in a match.
Date Versus Ground Wkts
6 Apr 1995 Bangladesh Sharjah Stadium 4 for 23
28 Sep 1996 Kenya Gymkhana Club Ground 4 for 18
1 Oct 1996 South Africa Nairobi Club Ground 4 for 35
15 Apr 1998 Pakistan Willowmoore Park 5 for 23
20 Aug 1998 England Lord's 5 for 34
15 Dec 1999 Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club 4 for 16
14 Jul 2000 South Africa Premadasa Stadium 5 for 44
27 Oct 2000 India Sharjah Stadium 7 for 30
31 Jan 2001 New Zealand McLean Park 5 for 30
23 Mar 2001 England Rangiri Dambulla Std 4 for 29
12 Dec 2001 Zimbabwe Premadasa Stadium 4 for 32
9 Apr 2002 New Zealand Sharjah Stadium 5 for 9
16 Sep 2002 Netherlands Premadasa Stadium 4 for 15
15 Jan 2003 Australia Brisbane Cricket Gr 4 for 27
24 Feb 2003 Kenya Gymkhana Club Ground 4 for 28
18 May 2003 Pakistan Rangiri Dambulla Std 5 for 23
22 Apr 2004 Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club 4 for 32
29 Apr 2004 Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club 5 for 23
20 Oct 2006 New Zealand Brabourne Stadium 4 for 23
18 Apr 2007 Ireland Queen's Park (New) 4 for 19
24 Apr 2007 New Zealand Sabina Park 4 for 31
30 Jun 2008 Bangladesh National Stadium 5 for 31
20 Nov 2008 Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club 4 for 14
30 Nov 2008 Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club 5 for 29






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




Table: Man of match in one day internationals
Muttiah Muralitharan has won 14 Man Of Match awards in one day internationals.
# Date Versus Ground Batting Bowling Catches
1 12 Aug 1993 India Premadasa Stadium DNB 1 for 38 0
2 28 Sep 1996 Kenya Gymkhana Club Ground DNB 4 for 18 0
3 20 Aug 1998 England Lord's DNB 5 for 34 1
4 14 Jul 2000 South Africa Premadasa Stadium DNB 5 for 44 0
5 27 Oct 2000 India Sharjah Stadium DNB 7 for 30 1
6 31 Jan 2001 New Zealand McLean Park *1 5 for 30 1
7 23 Mar 2001 England Rangiri Dambulla Std DNB 4 for 29 1
8 18 May 2003 Pakistan Rangiri Dambulla Std 19 5 for 23 1
9 7 Jun 2003 West Indies Kensington Oval 3 3 for 17 0
10 20 Oct 2006 New Zealand Brabourne Stadium DNB 4 for 23 0
11 23 Mar 2007 India Queen's Park DNB 3 for 41 2
12 20 Nov 2008 Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club DNB 4 for 14 0
13 30 Nov 2008 Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club 5 5 for 29 0
14 30 Jul 2009 Pakistan Rangiri Dambulla Std 32 2 for 46 1






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