Let's make this birthday one to remember.

53 years old (Born on April 17, 1972)

Happy Birthday to the spin wizard himself, Muttiah Muralitharan! You spun opponents heads faster than your famous doosra. With 800 test wickets, it’s clear batsmen found facing you trickier than understanding cricket's Duckworth-Lewis rule on a rainy day.

Murali, they named you Test Cricket’s best in Wisden, and we suspect batsmen still wake up at night coughing nervously at the word "Muralitharan." Although retirement hit long ago in 2011, your record remains harder to surpass than bowling on a flat Colombo pitch. Enjoy your birthday spanning more turns and surprises—just like those legendary off-spinners you delivered all match long!