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Kandy-born Muttiah Muralitharan first played a test match against England in their soil in the year 1998. He claimed 16 wickets in the match. The world then started prediction that the nothing is impossible for this Sri Lankan off-spinner. The prediction proved true, what we notice today.
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With 635 wickets from 106 matches, Muralitharan is the second highest wicket taker after Shane Warne in test cricket.
Murali is a proven bowler in the both the versions of the game. Playing for about 16 years, the off-spinners holds many records, which make his country as well Cricket world proud all the time. He achieved the rare distinction of capturing 1000 international wickets.
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