Muttiah Muralitharan to be inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan, along with three others, will be inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame later this year

Dubai: Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan, along with three others, will be inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame later this year.

Muttiah Muralitharan

"The International Cricket Council today announced that Muttiah Muralitharan, Karen Rolton, Arthur Morris and George Lohmann will be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame later this year," the ICC said in a statement.

Record-breaking off-spinner, becomes the first Sri Lankan player to be inducted along with twice ICC Women's World Cup winner and former Australia captain Karen Rolton, her compatriot Arthur Morris, a member of Don Bradman's 'invincibles' and England's George Lohmann, the 19th century fast bowler who took 100 wickets in just 16 Tests.

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