Muttiah Muralitharan, who took 800 wickets, has made such a record in batting, which will be surprised to hear!
Muttiah Muralitharan is considered the greatest Test bowler in the world. The Sri Lankan veteran spinner has achieved such a position by taking 800 wickets in Test cricket, which no one has broken till date. But do you know that apart from bowling, Muralitharan also made a record in batting, which is very special.
Muralitharan, who made his Test debut against Australia on 28 August 1992, batted in 164 innings in his career. During this, he got total at an average of 11.67 1261 runs Make. With their bat 29 sixes and 146 fours Get out. Not only this, Muralitharan gave great batsman in this format Sunil Gavaskar (26 sixes) And Don Bradman (6 sixes) Hit more sixes than.
His name is also recorded in a unique record – The record for hitting six off the first ball in Test career. Muralitharan did this feat 3 times. Former New Zealand captain at number two in this list Brendon McCullum Hai, who hit a six on his first ball 2 times.
Also, in Test history so far
Muttiah Muralitharan Holds Many Test Records in Bowling, but he also holds one unbelievable record in batting:
Most Times Hitting a Six Off The First Ball Faced in a Test Innings
3 Times – Muttih Muralitharan.
2 Times – Brendon McCullum.
1 time – 41 players.On this day in… pic.twitter.com/cxqkz5jxmc
– All Cricket Records (@Cric_records45) August 28, 2025
There have been 41 batsmen who have hit a six on the first ball only 1 time in their career.
These figures of Muralitharan show that he was ahead of many big players not only in the bowler but also in batting.
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