Test wickets
800
ODI wickets
534
Five-wicket hauls
67
Ten-wicket matches
22
World Cups
1
Test bowling average
22.7
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 93
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 96
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 30 | |
| 1994 | 42 | |
| 1995 | 56 | |
| 1996 | 62 | |
| 1997 | 75 | |
| 1998 | 68 | |
| 1999 | 80 | |
| 2000 | 66 | |
| 2001 | 56 | |
| 2002 | 50 | |
| 2003 | 45 | |
| 2004 | 42 | |
| 2005 | 38 | |
| 2006 | 40 | |
| 2007 | 30 | |
| 2008 | 20 |
Data sources
- ICC
- ESPNcricinfo
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Muttiah Muralitharan ranks #16 in Cricket
Muttiah Muralitharan ranks #16 in Cricket and #396 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.7/100.
The verified career covers 1991–2011 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 93/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 96/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Test wickets 800, ODI wickets 534, Five-wicket hauls 67, Ten-wicket matches 22.
Nearest context: ahead Shane Warne (90.7); behind Curtly Ambrose (90.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Muttiah Muralitharan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak93/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
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Muttiah Muralitharan — frequently asked
- Is Muttiah Muralitharan the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Muttiah Muralitharan ranks #16 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 90.7/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Muttiah Muralitharan's GOAT Score?
- 90.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 93 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%).
- Where does Muttiah Muralitharan rank all time?
- #396 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #16 in Cricket.
- Muttiah Muralitharan vs Shane Warne: who ranks higher?
- Muttiah Muralitharan ranks higher at 90.7 versus Shane Warne at 90.7, a margin of 0.0 points.