Muttiah Muralitharan (Tamil: முத்தையா முரளிதரன்;Sinhala: මුත්තයියා මුරලිදරන්) also spelt as Muralidaran, born 17 April 1972, often referred to as Murali, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002.