Playing his 58th test, Muralitharan claimed his 300th test wicket when he dismissed Shaun Pollock in the First Test in Durban, in December 2000. Nathan Lyon Muttiah Muralitharan Shubman Gill .. India Vs Australia Border-Gavaskar Test Series Cricket News In Hindi Cricket News Cricket News , Cricket Live Score , Cricket Schedule T20 World Cup Live Hindustan App Live Hindustan App . [39][40] Additionally, he would occasionally use one of his several unnamed novelties. University of South Australia's study done by Prof. Mahinda Pathegama[198] argued that the Richards study which was presented by the University of Western Australia's study has used a rigid aluminium bar that only rotated in the horizontal plane to introduce such error margin. (2007). He played for Royal Challengers Bangalore from 2012 to 2014. In the same way, he bowled 44039 balls and claimed 800 wickets with a 22.72 bowling average. Muralitharan has picked up a whopping number of 800 wickets in 133 test matches, averaging 6 wickets per Test. November 3, 2022 by Edoardo Reeve. Key Highlights Muralitharan is the only bowler to have taken 800 Test wickets His 800th Test victim was Indian number eleven, Pragyan Ojha In 2017, the legendary Sri Lankan spinner was inducted into ICC Hall of Fame "[190], An extensive ICC study, the results of which were released in November 2004, was conducted to investigate the "chucking issue". [44], Muralitharan's action was cleared by the ICC after biomechanical analysis at the University of Western Australia and at the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology in 1996. [236] Due to the political upheavals regarding the film, Muralitharan himself urged Sethupathi to opt out of the project and the film project did not materialise. This trophy will be contested between Australia and Sri Lanka in all future Test series. On the 199899 tour to Australia he was once again called for throwing by Ross Emerson during a One Day International against England at the Adelaide Oval in Australia. Muralitharan took 795 wickets for his country Sri Lanka in 132 tests. The circular design was meant to denote the cricket ball.[172]. [91], Muttiah Muralitharan was left out of the Sri Lankan one-day squad to tour West Indies in April 2008. The Australians, especially Adam Gilchrist, attacked Muralitharan's bowling more than usual that day. The chairman of selectors Ashantha De Mel clarifying the non-selection stated that "We know he (Muralitharan) can still play in the next World Cup if he is properly looked after, so we want to use him sparingly to preserve him for the big games and the World Cup coming up in the Asian sub-continent where Muralitharan will be a threat. The pair put on 79 runs for the last wicket at the Asgiriya Stadium against Australia in March 2004. In Sri Lanka's first triumph on foreign soil, Muralitharan confused the crease-bound New Zealanders on a grassy pitch in Dunedin. Even at that point in his career he was the leading wicket taker for Sri Lanka having gone past Rumesh Ratnayake's aggregate of 73 wickets. As of 2023[update], he has taken more wickets in international cricket than any other bowler. He currently holds the highest wickets/match ratio (6.1) for any bowler with over 200 Test wickets and also represented Sri Lanka in 118 Tests of the 175 that they have played (67.4%). [113] Even though the Australian coach of the Sri Lankan team, Trevor Bayliss, down-played the incident as "a non-event", Cricket Australia tightened security around the team. This is the highest ever rating achieved by a spin bowler in One Day Internationals. From his debut in 1992, Muralitharan took 800 Test wickets and over 500 One Day International wickets, becoming the first player to take 1,000 wickets combined in the two main forms of international cricket. All Rounders Batting Bowling Captaincy Countries Dismissals Fielding Grounds Indian Premier League Matches Players Series Wicket Keeping World Cup World Series Cricket Other. [37] All three balls reacted in the same way as when bowled without the brace. And at the same time, some bowlers that may appear to be throwing may be hyper-extending or bowl with permanently bent elbows. [103], Muralitharan currently holds the record for the most ducks (dismissals for zero) ever in international cricket (Tests, ODI's and Twenty20), with a total of 59 ducks.[104]. Under a strict interpretation of the Law, these players are breaking the rules. M Muralitharan took 800 wickets at an average of 22.72 and a strike rate of 55. R. Stretch, T. Noakes and C. Vauhan (Eds. [50], After an outstanding year Muralitharan was adjudged as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 2006. Collectively Sri Lankan bowlers tallied 1968 wickets across that span, of which Muralitharan accounted for 40.4%. [8] Muralitharan reached the mark in his 116th Test 29 fewer than Warne and had conceded only 21.77 runs per wicket compared to the Australian's 25.41. Portus, M., Mason, B., Rath, D. and Rosemond, C. (2003). The film was shown on Britain's Channel 4 during the Test against England on 22 July 2004. Former Australian captain Steve Waugh called him "the Don Bradman of bowling". Under in his tenure the Sunrisers Hyderabad emerged as IPL Champions in 2016. [111], During the 2008 Commonwealth Bank series in Australia, some members of the Sri Lankan contingent including Muralitharan, were the target of an egg throwing incident in Hobart. Shane Warne captured 357 wickets at an average of 25.17 during the decade. He stated, "I wanted to play one season in Australia and the opportunity from the Melbourne Renegades was there so I took it with both hands. The last wicket fell to. [193], Due to the overwhelming scientific findings, researchers recommended that a flat rate of 15 tolerable elbow extension be used to define a preliminary demarcation point between bowling and throwing. For his performances in 2008, he was named in the World Test XI by ICC[52][circular reference]. Throughout much of his international career, Muralitharan's action was suspected of contravening the laws of the game by the straightening of his bowling arm during delivery. His bowling record in English domestic cricket is also exceptional 236 wickets at 15.62 runs in 33 matches. Considered one of the greatest bowlers of all time, Muralitharan's extraordinary career tally of 800 Test wickets. I am retiring totally from international cricket thereafter. Muralitharan finished the match with 11 wickets for 110, as India were shot out for 138 in their second innings after conceding a lead of 377 on the fourth day. When the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake devastated Sri Lanka on 26 December 2004, Muralitharan contributed to the relief programs. Averaging over six wickets per Test match, Muralitharan is widely regarded as the most successful and one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the sport. [170], On 3 December 2007, just hours after Muttiah Muralitharan became Test cricket's leading Test wicket-taker, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) announced it had unveiled a portrait of the Sri Lanka off-spinner at Lord's. In those games he captured a total of 438 wickets (8.1 wickets per match), at an outstanding average of 16.18 per wicket and a strike rate of 42.7. NN: Murali was an outstanding bowler in Sri Lanka - the greatest bowler at home in the history of Test cricket - he picked 493 wickets in 73 matches in his own country at an average of 19.56 and strike rate of 50.8. His perseverance in the face of some astronomical scores by the fearsome quartet of Mohammed Azharuddin, Sachin Tendulkar, Navjot Sidhu and Vinod Kambli was in sharp contrast to the submission with which his teammates played the series. [8][9] Muralitharan had previously held the record when he surpassed Courtney Walsh's 519 wickets in 2004, but he suffered a shoulder injury later that year and was overtaken by Warne. They respect traditional values. They concluded that his action created the 'optical illusion of throwing'.[6]. The Sri Lankan team almost abandoned the match, but after instructions from the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka, the game resumed. Read about Records, / , Test matches, / , Most wickets on a single ground Cricket Team Records only on ESPNcricinfo.com. [66] Similarly, spin bowling rival Shane Warne retired with a slightly superior 'away' record of 362 wickets from 73 matches, at an average of 25.50 and a strike rate of 56.7. His super-flexible wrist makes him especially potent and guarantees him turn on any surface.[6]. [131] Muralitharan's role in the Australian team generated controversy throughout the country and Sri Lanka Cricket, and Muralitharan traded verbal blows with the then Sri Lanka team manager Charith Senanayake following an altercation. It was at this point in his career that he struck a close bond with his leader, mentor and one time business partner, the authoritative captain Arjuna Ranatunga. Ferdinands, R.E.D. Andy Robert- 67 wickets in 14 games. 2:50. SRH's Muttiah Muralitharan gives realistic advice for youngsters wanting to excel in cricket. A Summary of Muralitharan's Test bowling performance against all opponents. Among active cricketers, England's veteran pacer James Anderson is closest to the record. Although under the original Laws a bowler's arm did not have to be fully straightened to be an illegal delivery,[182][183] it was concluded that his action created the 'optical illusion of throwing'. The findings based on this scientific study are overwhelming[198] and Dave Richardson, general manager ICC stated that "the ICC is currently reviewing the Law on throwing and the ICC regulations and the study done by Prof. Mahinda Pathegama with UniSA scientists[192] is a valuable source of information in this regard. . 11, Muralitharan was known for his tendency to back away to leg and slog. Muralitharan said that the team which was against him in the past but now called him to coach them to play against Sri Lanka was a big victory in his career.[132]. [38] Aside from his stock delivery, the off-break, of which he claimed to have two variations (during a recorded television 'doosra' show off with Mark Nicholas from Channel 4 in 2004), his main deliveries are a fast topspinner which lands on the seam and usually goes straight on, and the doosra, a surprise delivery which turns from leg to off (the opposite direction of his stock delivery) with no easily discernible change of action. Early years and personal life []. Among the 24 other Sri Lankans who took more than 10 of those wickets, only Lasith Malinga did so at a better strike rate (52.3) than Muralitharan's 54.9 and the latter bowled rather more overs, 6657.1 of them to be precise.[72]. [212][213] In response to Crowe's criticism ICC general manager Dave Richardson stated that the scientific evidence presented by biomechanists Professor Bruce Elliot, Dr Paul Hurrion and Mr Marc Portuswith was overwhelming and clarified that "Some bowlers, even those not suspected of having flawed actions, were found likely to be straightening their arms by 11 or 12 degrees. While the bowler stood with his hands on his hips perplexed, the five calls provoked an immediate response by the Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga who left the field at 3:03pm to take advice from his team management. He the highest number of International wickets (1347) combined T20I, ODI and Test. Muralitharan took 795 wickets for his country Sri Lanka in 132 tests. India batted first and posted a total of 234. [229][230][231], Sethupathi received widespread criticism and backlash in the social media for portraying the role of former Sri Lankan veteran cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan in the biopic flick. When studying the film at varying speeds, it still appeared as if he straightened his arm, even though the brace makes it impossible to do so. [178][179], Initial concerns as to whether Muralitharan's action contravened the laws of the game by straightening his bowling arm during delivery broke into open controversy after Australian umpire Darrell Hair called a "no-ball" for an illegal action seven times during the Boxing Day Test match in Melbourne, Australia, in 1995. He averaged a huge 75.41 as a consequence of taking just 12 wickets in the five matches he played there. On the spin-friendly wickets of Sri Lanka, Muralitharan prospered as he took almost 500 wickets at an average under 20 in just 73 Test matches. [88][circular reference] He was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' by Cricinfo for the 2007 World Cup. [57] Muralitharan himself believed there was a possibility that he would reach this milestone. Muttiah Muralitharan also holds the record for most 5 . He renewed his T20 contract with Gloucestershire in 2012, but did not stay on for the 2013 season. Only player to take 10 wickets in a Test in four consecutive matches. In July 2007, Muttiah Muralitharan became the second bowler after Australia's Shane Warne to capture 700 Test wickets. [227][228] However the filming was put on hold due to various reasons such as political opposition. Muralitharan took 795 wickets for his country Sri Lanka in 132 tests. [195], The ICC Executive was asked to ratify the panel's recommendations at the ICC's Annual General Meeting in February 2005. In six Tests, he took 60 wickets. [210], During the 2006 tour of New Zealand another Muralitharan critic, former New Zealand captain and cricket commentator Martin Crowe, called for Muralitharan's doosra to be monitored more closely, asserting that his action seemed to deteriorate during a match. The only bowler to take 75 or more wickets in a calendar year in test cricket on three occasions, achieving it in 2000, 2001 and 2006. He captured 67 World Cup wickets and is second in the list behind Glenn McGrath who has 71,[90] and represented Sri Lanka in three World Cup finals. India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test 2010 Galle Highlights Muttiah Muralitharan 800 Test Wickets and His Last Test. They were not bowled quite so fast because the weight of the brace restricts the speed of Muralitharan's shoulder rotation, but the spin was still there. [128], In 2014, Muralitharan joined the Australian national team as a coaching consultant for the Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates. In his final two seasons at St Anthony's College he took over one hundred wickets and in 199091 was named as the 'Bata Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year'. Oneindia Telugu. Muttiah Muralitharan says farewell to his glorious Test Cricket career at 800 wickets. Muttiah Muralitharan made his international debut in August 1992. An evaluation of biomechanical measures of bowling action legality in cricket. In addition, politicians from Tamil Nadu also cautioned that a Tamil actor shouldn't play the role of a Sri Lankan recalling the genocide massacre of over two lakhs Sri Lankan Tamils by Sinhalese during the final stage of the Sri Lankan Civil War. Muralitharan is the highest wicket-taker in both Test cricket and in One Day Internationals (ODIs).Muttiah Muralitharan took the wicket of Gautam Gambhir on 5 February 2009 in Colombo to surpass Wasim Akram's ODI record of 501 wickets.Muralitharan became the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket when he overtook the previous record-holder Shane Warne on 3 December 2007. Muralitharan believed the emergence of Mendis would help prolong his own career. Orthopediatrician Dr Mandeep Dillon stated that Muralitharan's unusual ability to generate extra movement both at the shoulder as well the wrist enables him to bowl the doosra without straightening the elbow.[178]. [31] The Chennai Super Kings were the runners-up in the inaugural edition of the IPL, losing to the Rajasthan Royals in the final. Muralitharan is the only bowler to capture 100-plus Test wickets at three venues, the. Meanwhile, Muralitharan took 228 wickets in this regard from just 62 Tests. On 8 October 2020, the filmmakers announced that the biopic film tentatively titled as 800 would be proceeded as planned and also revealed that first look poster of the film would be released sooner along with the details of cast and crew members. [102] Muralitharan also holds the record for scoring most runs in Test cricket while batting at the number 11 position. [232] Netizens also claimed that Muralitharan himself is a pro Rajapaksa supporter and requested Sethupathi to leave the filming. By comparison, excluding his matches against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, Warne took 691 wickets in 142 tests. (2004). Muttiah Muralitharan signed for the Melbourne Renegades to play Twenty20 cricket in the Big Bash League in 2012. [223], On 1 August 2015, Muralitharan and fellow Sri Lankan cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan were appointed by President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena as the Brand Ambassadors for the Presidential Task Force to combat kidney disease. 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. 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. There was some. ), Proceedings of Australasian Biomechanic Conference 5 (. Record Test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan will work with Australia as a spin-bowling consultant for their Test series against Pakistan. In England's second innings Muralitharan bowled a marathon 54.2 overs to pick up 9 for 65 runs,[45] the other wicket being a run out. [194] Only one player tested (part-time bowler Ramnaresh Sarwan) reportedly did not transgress the pre 2000 rules. [216] The organisation is committed to the wellbeing of the Seenigama region (in southern Sri Lanka) and supports local communities through a range of projects across areas including children's needs, education and training, health care and psycho-social support, housing, livelihoods, sport and the environment. There had been criticism that the previous round of tests in July 2004 did not replicate match conditions due to a slower bowling speed in the laboratory tests. Muralitharan finished as his nation's joint-highest wicket-taker with seven scalps at a miserly economy rate of 3.77. He took ten in each of four successive matches, the second time he performed such a feat. Michael Holding, the former West Indian fast bowler was also a critic of Muralitharan, but withdrew his criticisms under the light of the tests carried out. Muralitharan was a great in Sri Lanka but Warne has a better record all over the world. The excitement of school cricket will reach its climax when the country's top schoolboy cricketers will be rewarded for their efforts after a strenuous 2021-2022 . By taking 19 wickets in the series and delivering a historic 21 victory, the off-spinner silenced the doubters. Most five wicket hauls in international career (77), Most balls bowled in international cricket career (63132), 6th in the list of taking the most test wickets in a home test season (62 wicket in 7 matches in 2001/02-Most by a Sri Lankan), Most balls bowled by any bowler in test career (44039), Holds the record for taking the most test wickets when playing at home soil (493). Legendary spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan is the leading highest wicket-taker in the history of the red-ball game with. In February 1996, just before the World Cup, Muralitharan underwent biomechanical analysis at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology under the supervision of Prof. Ravindra Goonetilleke, who declared his action legal in the conditions tested, citing a congenital defect in Muralitharan's arm which makes him incapable of fully straightening the arm but gives the appearance of fully straightening it. In January 1998, Muralitharan took his first ten-wicket haul against Zimbabwe in the first test at Kandy. He bowls marathon spells, yet he is usually on the attack. Muralitharan was signed by Gloucestershire in 2011 to play in T20 matches. ), Com Press, Ports Elizabeth, South Africa, pp. He also played county cricket in England, mainly for Lancashire (1999, 2001, 2005 and 2007), appearing in twenty-eight first-class games for the club. Bowlers will win for their country on the majority of occasions in Test cricket. Warne surpassed Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan's mark of 532 wickets by dismissing India's Irfan Pathan. Muralitharan took 795 wickets for his country Sri Lanka in 132 tests. but once you go further than 15 degrees you get into an area which is starting to give you an unfair advantage and you are breaking the law".[197]. When the Sri Lankan team was unsuccessful in having to victory, Muralitharan took 12 wickets, including the wickets of Vinod Kambli, Navjot Sindhu, Sachin Tendulkar, and Mohammed Azharuddin. Muralitharan had two vital facets to his bowling that allowed him to take so many wickets: He was a good bowler, and countries like England and Australia in particular could not play him or his variations. Sri Lankan bowling great Muttiah Muralitharan says the quality and depth in Indian cricket's white ball eco-system is so good that the country has created an unimaginable talent pool in T20 format . Who is the only player to score a triple century and take a hat-trick in Test cricket? On 27 October 2000 in Sharjah, Muralitharan captured 7 for 30 against India, which were then the best bowling figures in One Day Internationals. He has the most five-wicket haul in an innings in Test (67). "[92][93], Muralitharan has the highest number of career wickets in One Day Internationals, having overtaken Wasim Akram on 5 February 2009. Michael Slater and Ravi Shastri witnessed it all unfold. Warne took 108 tests to reach 500. New Zealand v England at Wellington, 2nd Test, Feb 24-28, 2023 [ Test # 2494] Noto only did Muttiah Muralitharan rule international cricket, but he also spend some time in English country cricket where he spent two years playing for the Lancashire county . "Yeah, I think he does (chuck), and I say that because, if you read the laws of the game, there's no doubt in my mind that he and many others, throughout cricket history have. Muttiah Muralitharan played a total of 133 Test matches wherein he claimed a whopping 800 wickets at an average of 22.72. On January 4, 2002, Muttiah Muralitharan came agonisingly close to picking up all 10 wickets in an innings, a feat only two other bowlers in Test cricket can boast of. The off-spinner was no-balled seven times in three overs by Hair, who believed the then 23-year-old was bending his arm and straightening it in the process of delivery; an illegal action in cricket. Muralitharan has said he wants to reach at least 600 to 650 Test wickets before retiring after the next World Cup. In an interview for August 2004 edition of Wisden Asia Cricket, Muralitharan stated "I think it will prove a point to those who had said that it was physically impossible to bowl a ball that turned the other way. Muralitharan won 18 Man of the Match awards in Test cricket. Holds a massive record of 67 five-wicket hauls - the highest ever 22 '10-wickets in a match' - the game's best again 44039 - the most balls bowled by a single bowler in Test cricket Social Media. Ravichandran Ashwin Is The Only Bowler Can Reach 700-800 Test Wickets : Muttiah Muralitharan. He averaged less than 30 with the ball in every country. Career Statistics of Muttiah Muralitharan Murali participated in 133 test matches in total and scored 1256 runs with a batting average of 11.67. Doubts about Muralitharan's action persisted, however. In response to this episode Muralitharan was quoted as saying "When you come to Australia, you expect such incidents". The off-spinner reached the landmark when he had Bangladesh's last man Syed Rasel caught in the deep by Farveez Maharoof on the fourth day of the third and final Test at the Asgiriya stadium in Kandy. [33], At the 2011 IPL Player Auction Muralitharan was bought by Kochi Tuskers Kerala for US$1.1million.[34]. On a talk show What The Duck, former India opener Virender Sehwag once claimed that Muttiah Muralitharan had an incredibly calculative mindset, albeit a funny story. [49], In May 2004, Muralitharan overtook West Indian Courtney Walsh's record of 519 Test match wickets to become the highest wicket-taker. In fact, Muralitharan stirred up controversy when he said during an interview with a Melbourne radio station that Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee flexed their arms by 12, 13 and 1415 degrees respectively, although it is unclear as to where Muralitharan quoted these figures from. [169], On 15 November 2007, the Warne-Muralidaran Trophy was unveiled named after the two leading wicket-takers in Test cricket, Shane Warne and Muralitharan. Murali picked 89 wickets against Bangladesh and 87 wickets against Zimbabwe. [130], He was again called up for the Australian team prior to Australia's tour of Sri Lanka in 2016. In 1996 Muralitharan was part of Sri Lanka's World Cup winning team that defeated Australia in Lahore, Pakistan. The song was even mentioned on the BBC's Test Match Special. Muralitharan also played in the 2007 World Cup final, when Australia defeated Sri Lanka in Bridgetown, Barbados. The original decision of disallowing the doosra bowling action was hailed widely as justifiable on account of being scientifically based. "Andrew Flintoff Once Picked Me Up And Wanted To Flush Me" - Muttiah Muralitharan. Muttiah Muralitharan, top left, erupts with joy after dismissing India's Pragyan Ojha in Galle to claim his 800th Test wicket. Answer: Australia. Even though his name was widely romanised as Muralitharan from the start of his career, he prefers the spelling Muralidaran. "[203], In 2004 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Muralitharan voluntarily performed a series of tests with live video cameras. Umesh Yadav: . He has 67 fifers to his name in Test cricket. At the University of Western Australia (Department of Human Movement and Exercise Science), three-dimensional kinematic measurements of Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling arm were taken using an optical motion capture system while he bowled his doosra. Since 1999 there has been a number of scientific research publications discussing Muralitharan's bowling action as well the need for defining the legality of a bowling action using biomechanical concepts. In 1995, he showed his brilliance on foreign soil. Also, Herath won more Man-of-the-Match awards against the top . In those games he captured a total of 438 wickets (8.1 wickets per match), at an outstanding average of 16.18 per wicket and a strike rate of 42.7. Craig McDermott was his first Test wicket. During the first three years since the tsunami, the foundation raised more than US$ 4 million to help survivors, and has built homes, schools, sports facilities and computer centres. Muralitharan captured 11 wickets in 15 games, at an economy rate of 6.96 an over. A panel of former Test players consisting of Aravinda de Silva, Angus Fraser, Michael Holding, Tony Lewis, Tim May and the ICC's Dave Richardson, with the assistance of several biomechanical experts, stated that 99% of all bowlers in the history of cricket straighten their arms when bowling. [129] On 11 March 2014, he was appointed as the spin bowling consultant for the Cricket Association of Bengal. Match pl. Muralitharan has the unique distinction of getting 10 or more wickets in a match against all other nine Test playing nations as well as capturing over 50 wickets against each of them. [176], The Central Provincial Council in Kandy has renamed the International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele after Muttiah Muralitharan.[177]. [234] #Shame on Vijay Sethupathi hashtag was trending on the social media on 13 October 2020 soon after the motion poster release of the film which was released via Star Sports prior to the group stage match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad during the 2020 Indian Premier League. This also puts him in fourth place in the LG ICC Best-Ever Test bowling ratings.[62]. Malcolm Marshall- 76 wickets in 17 matches. "Not winning Test matches in South Africa, Australia and India are regrets. Muttiah Muralitharan took a world record 709th Test wicket on this day in 2007. The trophy displays images of the two spin bowlers' hands each holding a cricket ball. 7 wickets in an innings against the most countries (5). [127] He has also been appointed as the head coach of Thiruvallur Veerans in the 2nd edition of the TNPL. Dean Jones later admitted[204] to being wrong in his assessment of Murali when he witnessed first hand Murali bowling with an arm-brace on. 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