Top 5 Test bowlers with highest ICC rating points of all time

#4 Muttiah Muralitharan - 920

Muttiah Muralitharan is unarguably the greatest cricketer produced by Sri Lanka

Muttiah Muralitharan, who is the leading wicket-taker in the history of Test cricket, is also the sole specialist spinner to feature in this particular segment. His first surge to the number one spot in the ICC rankings was during January 2002. The Sri Lankan spin wizard came on top at the end of four different calendar years - 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

During July 2007, Muralitharan recorded his best ever rating of 920. At the end of the third Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at Kandy, the legendary off-spinner cut a massive swathe at the top of the then table. It was indeed just reward for the affable cricketer. From the start of 2006 till that point in time, he had picked 116 wickets from just 14 Tests with a scarcely believable collection of 12 five-wicket hauls as well as 6 ten-wicket match hauls.