Muttiah Muralitharan
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Asian players with most fifers in SENA countries
Sports | Jul 12, 2025, 02:01 PM ISTWith India'a ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah taking five wickets in the first innings of the third Test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, let us have a look at the top five Asian cricketers who have the most five-wicket hauls in SENA countries.
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Ashwin becomes only 2nd bowler in history to achieve unique feat, joins Muralitharan in elite list
Cricket | Oct 25, 2024, 10:05 AM ISTIndia bowled out New Zealand for 259 in a remarkable comeback with the ball by the hosts in the second Test in Pune led by Washington Sundar in his comeback game in the whites. While Sundar picked seven wickets, it was the senior offie, R Ashwin, who began the procession in the morning session.
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Madhubala, Ma Anand Sheela, Rakesh Sharma: Stalled biopics of famous personalities
Entertainment | Feb 18, 2022, 07:59 AM ISTMadhubala, Ma Anand Sheela and Rakesh Sharma are some of the popular personalities whose biopic announcement made a lot of noise but nothing has come out of it till now. While there is no clarity on the future of some, others are mired in controversy.
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Defending is attacking in T20 cricket: Muttiah Muralitharan to spinners
Cricket | Oct 15, 2021, 04:10 PM ISTMuralitharan, who still holds the record for the most number of wickets in both Tests (800) and ODIs (534), believes that in T20 Internationals bowlers can't always go for wickets like Tests or 50-over cricket.
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Dhoni came ahead of Yuvraj in 2011 World Cup final because of me: Muralitharan
Cricket | Aug 20, 2021, 10:38 PM ISTThe all-time highest wicket-taker in ODIs and Tests also named few Indian players who were able to pick his doosra.
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For Sachin, there was no fear to bowl as he won't hurt you like Sehwag or Lara: Muralitharan
Cricket | Aug 20, 2021, 08:55 PM ISTAmong current players, international cricket's highest wicket-taker said India's Virat Kohli and Pakistan's Babar Azam would have played him well.
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SL vs IND | Sri Lanka have forgotten how to win games for many years: Muttiah Muralitharan
Cricket | Jul 21, 2021, 12:32 PM ISTSri Lanka failed to defend the 276-run target against India despite reducing the visitors to 193/7 at one point in the game.
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SL vs IND | Muttiah Muralitharan gives opinion on whether Kuldeep, Chahal should play together
Cricket | Jul 17, 2021, 03:32 PM ISTLegendary former Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has given his opinion on whether Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal should play together for India.
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Spin legend Muralitharan slams four senior Sri Lankan players over central contracts' dispute
Cricket | Jul 13, 2021, 04:31 PM ISTSeveral Sri Lankan cricketers had refused to sign a contract with the board due to a pay dispute after agreeing to play against England on tour contract.
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IND vs ENG: Anil Kumble's 619 Test wickets not on my mind, says Ashwin
Sports | Feb 27, 2021, 09:02 PM ISTOff-spinner Ashwin became the fourth Indian to reach 400 wickets in Test cricket during. He also became the second-fastest bowler in the history of the game (after Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan) to reach the feat.
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AUS vs IND | Ashwin 'has a chance' to take 800 Test wickets, Lyon not good enough: Muralitharan
Cricket | Jan 14, 2021, 11:18 AM ISTFormer Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan believes that India's Ravichandran Ashwin can touch his 800-wicket record in Tests.
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Glenn McGrath picks his all-time top five bowlers in ODIs
Cricket | Dec 02, 2020, 10:33 AM ISTNo Indian bowler makes it into the Australian bowling great's favourite five.
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Vijay Sethupathi 'will nail' my bowling expressions in '800', says Muttiah Muralitharan
Cricket | Oct 12, 2020, 02:54 PM ISTCalling Vijay Sethupathi "one of the greatest actors," Muralitharan said that he will nail his bowling expressions in the cricket legend's biopic '800'.
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Shoaib Akhtar claims Muttiah Muralitharan, Indian tailenders used to ask him not to hit them
Cricket | Aug 20, 2020, 06:03 PM ISTAkhtar has claimed that Muralitharan used to ask him to bowl slow to him.
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Muttiah Muralitharan reveals what MS Dhoni tells bowlers when a good ball gets hit for six
Cricket | Aug 10, 2020, 11:17 AM ISTMurali also talked about Dhoni's leadership in the 2007 World T20 for the first time, when India lifted the trophy after beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the summit clash.
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10 years ago: Muralitharan becomes first to reach 800-wicket summit with final ball in Tests
Cricket | Jul 22, 2020, 11:22 AM IST10 years ago, Muttiah Muralitharan scaled the 800-wicket summit, becoming the first player in the history of Test cricket to reach the magical mark.
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Chennai Super Kings the best franchise I've played for, says Muttiah Muralitharan
Cricket | Jun 14, 2020, 12:36 PM ISTFormer Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has said that he loved his time at Chennai Super Kings and even prayed to play for the franchise ahead of the first season.
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Would've turned to leg spin if my action didn't work, reveals Muttiah Muralitharan
Cricket | Jun 11, 2020, 05:51 PM ISTMuttiah Muralitharan talked about the mental aspects of the game and also revealed that he almost made up his mind to turn to leg-spin.
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Muttiah Muralitharan, only player with 800 Test wickets turns 48
Cricket | Apr 17, 2020, 04:58 PM ISTConsidered one of the greatest bowlers of all time, Muralitharan's extraordinary career tally of 800 Test wickets stands alone in the list of all-time highest wicket-takers in the longest format of the game.
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IND vs SA: Ashwin equals Muttiah Muralitharan's world record feat
Cricket | Oct 06, 2019, 09:50 AM ISTIndian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has equalled bowling great Muttiah Muralitharan's feat during the fifth day of the ongoing Test against South Africa.