Muttiah Muralitharan
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"Muttiah Muralitharan" also spelt "Muralidaran"; born 1972) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test cricket/Test match bowler (cricket)/bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002. He retired from Test cricket in 2010, registering his 800th and final wicket on 22 July 2010 from his final ball in his last Test match.

Muralitharan took the wicket of Gautam Gambhir on 5 February 2009 in Colombo to surpass Wasim Akram's One Day International/ODI record of 501 wickets. He became the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket when he overtook the previous record-holder Shane Warne on 2007. 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 then overtaken by Warne.

Averaging over six wickets per Test, Muralitharan is one of the most successful bowlers in the game. Muralitharan held the number one spot in the ICC Player Rankings/International Cricket Council’s player rankings for Test bowlers for a record period of 1,711 days spanning 214 Test matches.

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That is Shane Warne's opinion only. You can't say 'cheap wickets'. He hasn't done well in India. I've done very well in India.

Who will play longer will have the record. It depends how things go.

I am happy with the milestone. I am now looking forward to seeing my team win this Test.

It could be the last tour for me. We may not be back until 2009 or 2010. How long my career will last I don't know, so I have to make it memorable.