3 Records in Cricket that are hard to break

#3 Muttiah Muralitharan's 800 wickets in Test Cricket

Murali - The spin bowling wizard

Not only does Muralitharan hold the record of most Test wickets, he also holds the record of most number of wickets in ODIs with 534 wickets followed by Wasim Akram with 502 wickets.

The record of claiming 1334 wickets for a national team is something unheard of, so is the consistency in his bowling performance and his record overseas. Murali has claimed 307 wickets out of 60 matches he has played abroad and that just proves his contribution was handful whenever the team played away from home.

When it comes to stats at home, Murali just made wicket taking look so easy. His record at home with 493 wickets in 73 matches with an average of 19.56 is just mind-boggling; his best innings figures of 9/51 came against Zimbabwe at Kandy.

As cricket tends to get more and more T20 oriented, the legacy of Test cricket will be in danger. The players tend to adapt according to what the game asks for. Considering this record in particular, for any bowler, it's highly impossible to reach this milestone as it demands a great consistency in both home and away matches, which we haven't seen in any bowler. Murali clearly stands tall for his record and the impact he has had on Sri Lankan Cricket.