Exclusive Winning Pics : Muralitharan: A genius bows out

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Muttiah Muralitharan picked up the wicket of Pragyan Ojha to become the first bowler to take 800 Test wickets.

Needing 8 wickets in his last Test, the Lankan spin wizard took 5 wickets in the first innings which included the prized scalps of Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

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Sri Lankan spin wizard and world's leading wicket-taker, Muttiah Muralitharan finally decided to quit Test cricket at the age of 38 years after the end of the first Test match against India at Galle.

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Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan holds up the cricket ball as he is carried on the shoulders by his teammates in a lap of honour around the pitch after he picked up his record 800th Test wicket in the 1st Test match against India at Galle.

Muralitharan had announced that he would retire from Test cricket after the end the match and needed 8 wickets to reach the tally.

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The wife of Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan Madhimalar is all smiles after the off-spinner picked up his 800th Test wicket.

Muralitharan's entire family was present in the stadium on the momentous occasion.

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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa presents a memento to cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan during the fifth day of the first Test match between Sri Lanka and India at The Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle.