Sri Lanka's off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, continues to head the latest Lion Ratings, which rate Sri Lankan players according to their performance in batting, bowling and fielding in both Test and One-Day-Internationals.

Lion Ratings, which is powered by CricInfo.com, is a sophisticated rating system that computes the aggregate value of each Sri Lankan player. Even catches are taken into consideration and an aggregate value is produced for each player over a 12-month period.

Muralitharan's wicket-taking exploits have been so phenomenal over the past year that he has retained the Lion Ratings crown ever since their launch last October.

Captain Sanath Jayasuriya is the second most valuable player after his recent good form in Test cricket and his regular contributions with his left-arm spin. Chaminda Vaas is the number three, with Mahela Jayawardene in the number four position, followed by Vice Captain Marvan Atapattu.

1 M Muralitharan 2754
2 ST Jayasuriya 2309
3 WPUJC Vaas 2121
4 DPMD Jayawardene 1998
5 MS Atapattu 1415
6 K Sangakkara 1259
7 RP Arnold 1108
8 HP Tillakaratne 792
9 TT Samaraweera 672
10 HDPK Dharmasena 568
11 CRD Fernando 559
12 DNT Zoysa 404
13 DA Gunawardene 377
14 RS Kaluwitharana 357
15 TCB Fernando 317

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