The legendary spinner Muttiah Muraitharan, the world’s leading wicket taker has announced his retirement from test matches. He will retire from Test cricket after the first Test against India in Galle, which begins on July 18. He has taken 792 wickets in 132 Tests and 515 wickets in 337 ODIs. Galle will be interesting to watch out, whether he crosses 800. “World’s leading wicket-taker and champion spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has decided to retire from Test cricket after the first Test in Galle against India,” a statement by Sri Lanka Cricket said. Murali met Aravinda de Silva, the chairman of selectors, and Captain Kumar Sangakkara over the weekend to discuss his retirement. His retirement a big loss to the game of cricket, but everything will have an end. Cheers to murali.