Sri Lankan spin king Muttiah Muralitharan is to play in New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 competition next season after a deal was confirmed with the Wellington Firebirds yesterday. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2011/may/Muralitharan.jpg" border="5" /> Muralitharan, who holds the records for the most wickets in Tests and one-day internationals, is honouring a commitment made to former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming. "I've always enjoyed my time in New Zealand and it is a fantastic country to tour and to play cricket in," he said in a statement.

Sri Lankan spin king Muttiah Muralitharan is to play in New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 competition next season after a deal was confirmed with the Wellington Firebirds yesterday.

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