Editing Muttiah Muralitharan (section)

==Coaching career==
Muralitharan is the bowling coach of [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] since 2015. Under in his tenure the [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] emerged as [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] Champions in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/822315.html |title= Muralitharan appointed as bowling coach |publisher= ESPNcricinfo |access-date= 31 May 2017 |archive-date= 19 August 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170819193057/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/822315.html |url-status= live }}</ref> He has also been appointed as the head coach of Thiruvallur Veerans in the 2nd edition of the [[Tamil Nadu Premier League|TNPL]].{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

In 2014, Muralitharan joined the Australian national team as a coaching consultant for the Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-australia-2014/content/story/753457.html |title=Muralitharan joins Australia coaching staff |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 June 2014 |archive-date=18 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618145313/http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-australia-2014/content/story/753457.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 11 March 2014, he was appointed as the spin bowling consultant for the [[Cricket Association of Bengal]]. The tenure started with the players in a four-day camp beginning on 15 March 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/726975.html |title=Waqar, Murali take on coaching roles with Bengal |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 June 2014 |archive-date=20 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320134903/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/726975.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

He was again called up for the Australian team prior to [[Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2016|Australia's tour of Sri Lanka in 2016]]. Despite his presence in the team as consultant, Australia failed to win any of the three Test matches, losing the series 3–0.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/content/story/1034157.html |title=Australia rope in Muralitharan as consultant ahead of Sri Lanka Tests |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=13 July 2016 |archive-date=14 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714151451/http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/content/story/1034157.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Muralitharan's role in the Australian team generated controversy throughout the country and Sri Lanka Cricket, and Muralitharan traded verbal blows with the then Sri Lanka team manager [[Charith Senanayake]] following an altercation. The Head of SLC [[Thilanga Sumathipala]] warned Muralitharan for attempting to coach the Australian team, the team which gave more pressure to Muralitharan in the past due to his bowling actions. Muralitharan said that the team which was against him in the past but now called him to coach them to play against Sri Lanka was a big victory in his career.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/content/story/1039179.html |title=Murali and SLC involved in war of words |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 July 2016 |archive-date=26 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726140431/http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/content/story/1039179.html |url-status=live }}</ref>