Muttiah Muralitharan

Ravichandran Ashwin: 'Accidental spinner' who became India great

Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will go down as one of India's greatest players after retiring from international cricket on Wednesday aged 38.
18 December 2024, 12:44 PM

Anderson to retire in July

 England's James Anderson will retire from test cricket after the first match of the series against West Indies at Lord's this year, he said on Saturday, ending a 21-year career in which he became the most successful ever pace bowler.
11 May 2024, 11:41 AM

Shakib delighted to meet Muralitharan

Bangladesh’s ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan posts a photo with Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan as a mark of respect.
9 April 2018, 10:08 AM

History beckons Herath infront of formidable India

History beckons Sri Lanka veteran Rangana Hearth, who has 400 Test wickets in sight but his record against India has been an anomaly.
25 July 2017, 08:35 AM

‘Bringing in Sangakkara, Jaywardena or me won’t be a solution’

Sri Lanka great Muttiah Muralitharan feels that Sri Lanka team will have to find solutions to the current crises by themselves.
17 July 2017, 08:10 AM

Murali to be inducted into Hall of Fame

Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralidaran, along with three others, will be inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame.
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Muttiah Muralidaran becomes first Sri Lankan to be inducted in ICC Hall of Fame

Muttiah Muralidaran who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002 becomes the first cricketer from Sri Lanka to be inducted in the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame.
27 July 2016, 09:23 AM

Murali, SL board at loggerheads

Sri Lanka's record-breaking spinner Muttiah Muralidaran launches a blistering attack Monday on his former bosses after they complained about his behaviour in his new role as a mentor to Australia.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Australia prepare spin offensive

Australian captain Steve Smith names spin twins Nathan Lyon and Steve O'Keefe in his line-up Monday for the series opener against Sri Lanka.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Inspired by Murali, Australia take on Sri Lanka in Test series

Australia will be looking to local legend and one-time bogeyman Muttiah Muralitharan to inspire them to success on his home patch as the world's number one Test team begin a three-match series in Sri Lanka this week.
25 July 2016, 07:55 AM

Murali joins rivals for Aus-SL series

Keen to beat Sri Lanka in their own spin game, Australia rope in local spin great Muttiah Muralidaran to help their slow owlers ahead of the three-Test series beginning at Pallekele later this month.
14 July 2016, 18:00 PM

BCB hoping to rope in Murali, Warne

In order to develop spinners in Bangladesh's domestic circuit, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is trying to arrange a camp where turners from all over the country will be coached by 'high profile spinners' from abroad.
8 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Gemini Arabians name Sehwag as skipper for the inaugural MCL

Gemini Arabians name Virender Sehwag, the former India player, as their captain for the inaugural season of Masters Champions League (MCL).
12 January 2016, 05:14 AM

Sachin Tendulkar & Shane Warne want cricket at Olympic Games

All-time greats Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar have called for Twenty20 cricket to become an Olympic sport.
27 October 2015, 06:42 AM

When Lara tamed Murali

Highlights of Brian Lara's three hundreds in Sri Lanka are now available on YouTube. It was the way he tackled spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan that stood out.
13 October 2015, 04:33 AM

Herath to take retirement call after 2016 World T20

Rangana Herath says he won't make any decision on how long to carry on playing until after the end of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India.
10 October 2015, 05:09 AM

Sachin Tendulkar voted best Test player of 21st century by CA website

India's legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been voted the 'Best Test player' of the 21st century in an online poll conducted by Cricket Australia's website.
25 June 2015, 13:20 PM