After an initial lack of interest from authorities, Warren b On March, 16, 1997 he became the first Sri Lankan to reach 100 test wickets. In January 1998, he took his first 10-wicket haul against Zimbabwe in the first test. In August that year, Muralitharan produced career best figures of 16-220 in a one-off test against England. On March. 16, 2004 he became the fastest and youngest bowler to reach 500 wickets during the second test against Australia in Kandy. On Feb. 5, 2009 he also overtook Pakistan's Wasim Akram as the highest wicket-taker in one-day internationals