Muttiah Muralitharan
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Muttiah Muralitharan is a legendary Sri Lankan spin bowler widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history and the leading wicket-taker in international cricket.
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cricketer
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human ⓘ spin bowler ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ICC Test Player of the Year
NERFINISHED
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Wisden Cricketer of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battingStyle | right-handed bat ⓘ |
| bestBowlingInInningsTests | 9/51 ⓘ |
| bestBowlingInMatchTests | 16/220 ⓘ |
| bowlingAverageInODIs | 23.08 ⓘ |
| bowlingAverageInTests | 22.72 ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle | right-arm off break ⓘ |
| citizenship | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachedTeam | Sunrisers Hyderabad (bowling coach) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1972-04-17 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sri Lankan Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Muralitharan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fiveWicketHaulsInTests | 67 ⓘ |
| fullName | Deshabandu Muttiah Muralitharan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Muttiah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | ICC Cricket Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| holdsRecord |
most ODI wickets in cricket history
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most Test wickets in cricket history ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Deshabandu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
prolific wicket-taking in all conditions
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unorthodox bowling action ⓘ |
| nationalTeam | Sri Lanka national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| odiBattingAverage | 6.83 ⓘ |
| odiCapNumberForSriLanka | 73 ⓘ |
| odiDebutAgainst | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| odiDebutDate | 1993-08-12 ⓘ |
| odiMatchesPlayed | 350 ⓘ |
| odiRetirementYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| odiRunsScored | 674 ⓘ |
| odiWickets | 534 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForCountyTeam |
Kent County Cricket Club
NERFINISHED
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Lancashire County Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForDomesticTeam |
Central Province cricket team
NERFINISHED
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Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForIPLTeam |
Chennai Super Kings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Challengers Bangalore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForT20Franchise | Kochi Tuskers Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedInWorldCupFinal |
2007 Cricket World Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2011 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regardedAs | one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role | bowler ⓘ |
| spouse | Madhi Bamaraj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographical film "800" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| t20iMatchesPlayed | 12 ⓘ |
| t20iRetirementYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| t20iWickets | 13 ⓘ |
| tenWicketHaulsInTests | 22 ⓘ |
| testBattingAverage | 11.67 ⓘ |
| testCapNumberForSriLanka | 50 ⓘ |
| testDebutAgainst | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testDebutDate | 1992-08-28 ⓘ |
| testMatchesPlayed | 133 ⓘ |
| testRetirementDate | 2010-07-22 ⓘ |
| testRunsScored | 1261 ⓘ |
| testWickets | 800 ⓘ |
| worldCupWinner | 1996 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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