07-29-2005, 04:35 PM
Name : Muttiah Muralitheran
Popular as : Murali
Born 17th April , 1972 in Kandy In Srilanka
Height : 5 feet 7 inches
Weight: 60 kgs
Father's Name : Sinnasamy Muttiah
Mother's Name: Lakshmi Muttiah
Brother's Names : Sritharan, Prabakaran and Sashikaran
Major Teams: Sri Lanka, Tamil Union, Lancashire ,Kent and World X1
Batting Style : Right Hand Batsman
Bowling Style : Right arm Off Break and Doosra
1991- Named 'Bata Schoolboy of the year' award
1991- Named 'Bata Schoolboy of the year' award
1991 - Joins Tamil Union Cricket Club, after School
1991 - Selected for Sri Lanka 'A' team tour of England.
1992 - Captains St. Anthony's College - Katugastota, Kandy
1992 - Makes test debut against Australia.
1993 - Plays in his first one-day international against India.
1997 - Takes 100th test wicket against New Zealand.
1998 - Takes 200th test wicket against England.
1999 - Named as one of Wisden's five cricketers of the year. First county cricket appearance for Lancashire.
2000 - Takes 300th test wicket against South Africa.
2002 - Becomes the youngest and quickest player to reach 400 test wickets, reaching the mark in Sri Lanka's third test against Zimbabwe, only the 72nd test of his career
2003 - Joins county side Kent.
2004 - Takes six for 45 off 24.2 overs on first day of first test v Zimbabwe, bowling Douglas Hondo for his sixth wicket to match former West Indies pace bowler Courtney Walsh's world mark of 519 test victims.
Popular as : Murali
Born 17th April , 1972 in Kandy In Srilanka
Height : 5 feet 7 inches
Weight: 60 kgs
Father's Name : Sinnasamy Muttiah
Mother's Name: Lakshmi Muttiah
Brother's Names : Sritharan, Prabakaran and Sashikaran
Major Teams: Sri Lanka, Tamil Union, Lancashire ,Kent and World X1
Batting Style : Right Hand Batsman
Bowling Style : Right arm Off Break and Doosra
1991- Named 'Bata Schoolboy of the year' award
1991- Named 'Bata Schoolboy of the year' award
1991 - Joins Tamil Union Cricket Club, after School
1991 - Selected for Sri Lanka 'A' team tour of England.
1992 - Captains St. Anthony's College - Katugastota, Kandy
1992 - Makes test debut against Australia.
1993 - Plays in his first one-day international against India.
1997 - Takes 100th test wicket against New Zealand.
1998 - Takes 200th test wicket against England.
1999 - Named as one of Wisden's five cricketers of the year. First county cricket appearance for Lancashire.
2000 - Takes 300th test wicket against South Africa.
2002 - Becomes the youngest and quickest player to reach 400 test wickets, reaching the mark in Sri Lanka's third test against Zimbabwe, only the 72nd test of his career
2003 - Joins county side Kent.
2004 - Takes six for 45 off 24.2 overs on first day of first test v Zimbabwe, bowling Douglas Hondo for his sixth wicket to match former West Indies pace bowler Courtney Walsh's world mark of 519 test victims.
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