10. Muttiah Muralitharan:
Perhaps no cricketer has polarised opinion quite like Muttiah Muralitharan. For the believers, he’s among the greatest to ever spin a ball and for the doubters he is just a chucker undeserving of any praise heaped upon him over the years. What was undeniable though was his ability to turn the ball sharply on just about any surface, and bowl the sort of marathon spells that he did. Whether Sri Lanka played at home, on pitches where he was often unplayable, or overseas, Murali was the go-to man for half a dozen captains. He is the highest wicket taker in ODIs with 534 scalps from 350 games at an impressive average of 23. A strike rate of 35 is enough to highlight the class difference between him and others.