Muttiah Muralitharan

The highest wicket-taker in Test cricket history with 800 wickets at an average of 22.72, Sri Lanka's off-spinning mystery bowler had a bowling action that was twice officially cleared by the ICC despite producing turn and bounce that seemed physically impossible from his unusual elbow joint. His 800th and final wicket, taken in his last Test match against India in 2010, was a fitting conclusion to the most prolific bowling career in cricket history.