Muralitharan

British

/ ˌmɜːrəˈlɪθərən /

noun

Muttiah (məˈtaɪə). born 1972, Sri Lankan cricketer: a spin bowler, he played in 133 test matches and took a world-record 800 wickets

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In women's doubles, Malaysian top seeds Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan beat Japanese number 4 seeds Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi 22-20, 21-19.

From Barron's

Only former Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and ex-Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne have taken more Test wickets.

From BBC

The pace bowler sits third on the all-time list of Test wicket-takers with 704, behind spinners Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne.

From BBC

He will be remembered largely for his Test exploits - his 37 five-wicket hauls are second only to Sri Lanka great Muttiah Muralitharan.

From BBC

Mehedi has since constructed a fine, if not world-beating, career, but the nine bowlers on the list before him contain some of the greatest in the history of the sport - Rangana Herath, the infinitely cunning Sri Lankan left-arm spinner who took more than 400 Test wickets; then the four leading non-English wicket-takers in Test history: Muttiah Muralitharan, Anil Kumble, Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.

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