Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan, the world’s leading wicket taker and one of the finest exponents of spin bowling, on Tuesday announced his retirement from Test cricket, bringing an end to a glittering career spanning 18 years.
The first Test against India in Galle, beginning July 18, will be the last game for the 38-years-old Muralitharan, who has taken an amazing tally of 792 wickets in 132 Tests and 515 wickets in 337 ODIs. Although Murali will no longer play after the first match of the three-Test series, he has kept open the option of playing the 2011 ODI World Cup. —PTI