5 international Test Trophies which are named after famous cricketers

2. Warne-Muralidharan Trophy

Warne-Muralidharan Trophy

The Warne-Muralidharan Trophy, played between Australia and Sri Lanka is named after two of the greatest spinners in cricket history - Shane Warne and Muralidharan, The two spinners, being polar opposites but changed the face of how their teams renditioned.

Before the inaugural series in 2007-08, Australia and Sri Lanka had played each other in 18 tests. Australia had won 11 of them and Sri Lanka's only win came in the year 1999 with six Tests going for a draw. Before the 2007-08 series in Australia, all the series which held between the two teams were regular ones.

Australia have won the trophy most of the times with Sri Lanka being the current recipient when they scored a dominant series win in 2016. Michael Hussey holds the record for the highest number of runs with 994 runs in the trophy's history while Rangana Herath holds the record of bagging the most number of wickets with 56.