Murali said team achievements were his primary concern

Muttiah Muralitharan has told Sri Lankan media he will retire after the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean.

"I want to play until the next World Cup and go out on a high note. I will try to win it for my team before retiring," Murali said.

The controversial off-spinner last week broke Courtney Walsh's wicket-taking record, moving his Test tally to 521 against Zimbabwe in Harare.

He has been told by Sri Lanka Cricket not to bowl his illegal doosra ball.

Muralitharan, 32, was part of the Sri Lanka side which beat Australia in the 1996 World Cup final.

It has been suggested 1,000 career Test wickets could be in his grasp at his current strike-rate of six wickets per match.

But Murali said team achievements meant more to him than individual ones.

"The World Cup was something different. You can't forget that easily," he said of the 1996 World Cup triumph.

"It was tremendous. It is bigger than my individual performance in Harare.

"Records are meant to be broken. Somebody else may break my record.

"It won't stay for a long time."

Muralitharan's Test milestone was tainted by the latest controversy over his bowling action.

The doosra, which turns the opposite direction to his off-spinner, was reported last month and ruled illegal a fortnight ago by independent tests.