Three greatest spinners of all time 

Anil Kumble is arguably India's greatest ever match winner in Tests
Anil Kumble is arguably India's greatest ever match winner in Tests

#2 Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan is the greatest cricketer produced by Sri Lanka
Muttiah Muralitharan is the greatest cricketer produced by Sri Lanka

Muttiah Muralitharan is widely rated as the best ever off-spinner in cricket history. He made his Test debut in 1992 against Australia. The Sri Lankan legend holds the record for the most number of Test wickets.

From just 133 Tests, Muralitharan picked a record 800 wickets. The wily off-spinner is the only bowler to take 10 wickets in four consecutive Test matches and is also the only bowler to take more than 50 wickets against every Test playing nation.

At the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo, Muralitharan is the only bowler to scalp more than 100 Test wickets. Across both Tests and ODIs, he has received 32 Man of the Match awards.

Muralitharan made his ODI debut in 1993 against India. He is the most prolific wicket-taker in the history of the format. From 350 ODIs, he picked 534 wickets. The spin wizard also collected 13 wickets from 12 T20Is.

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