One of the most successful bowlers in international cricket, Muttiah Muralitharan, has undergone heart surgery at a city hospital. Muralitharan is a Sri Lankan cricket coach and is currently a part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad support staff in the ongoing IPL.
With a remarkable career as a leading wicket-taker in international cricket (1347 scalps), Muralitharan represented Sri Lanka in 133 Tests, 350 ODIs and 12 T20 Internationals.
As per sources, the former cricketer is doing fine now as a heart blockage was detected last month. He took a staggering 800 wickets in the longest format, 534 in the ODIs and 13 in the T20s.
Murali is a bowling coach and mentor of Sunrisers Hyderabad since 2015 and this season, the team has lost all the three matches placed so far in a row. After the news of his surgery, his fans from all over the world flooded the internet with wishes for a speedy recovery.
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