Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon bagged the five hundredth Check wicket of his profession on Sunday as he dismissed Pakistan’s Faheem Ashraf within the first Check at Perth to hitch a ‘legendary membership’ of simply seven others to realize the feat. The 36-year-old veteran, whose longevity is partly on account of having not performed worldwide white-ball cricket since 2019, reached the milestone in his 123rd match. Amongst Australia, Lyon is simply the third cricketer to succeed in the milestone, with the icons like Shane Warne (708) and Glenn McGrath (563) being the others.
Lyon wanted to utilize the DRS to get his five hundredth wicket. The scenes that unfolded within the stadium after the third umpire pressured the on-field umpire to alter his determination, had been unreal.
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Most Check wickets in profession:
800 – Muttiah Muralitharan
708 – Shane Warne 690 – James Anderson*
619 – Anil Kumble
604 – Stuart Broad
563 – Glenn McGrath
519 – Courtney Walsh
501 – Nathan Lyon*
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The 36-year-old veteran, whose longevity is partly on account of having not performed worldwide white-ball cricket since 2019, reached the milestone in his 123rd match.
He started the primary Check in Perth on 496 wickets and was left stranded on 499 after Pakistan’s first innings. However he lastly reached 500 on day 4 by dismissing Ashraf lbw on evaluation, together with his teammates mobbing him in celebration.
Lyon then bowled Aamer Jamal in the identical over for his 501st.
Affectionately referred to as “Garry” after former Australian Guidelines Soccer participant Garry Lyon, he made his debut in 2011 and has greatest figures of 8-50, gathering 23 five-wicket hauls and 10 wickets 4 occasions to this point.
He informed reporters earlier than the Perth match that he needed to proceed enjoying at worldwide degree till Australia’s subsequent Ashes sojourn to England in 2027.
However Lyon wouldn’t say what number of extra wickets he felt he might get.
“I am not placing a quantity on it,” he stated. “I wish to play cricket for so long as I can.
“I am feeling actually assured, actually pleased with the place every part is at and it is nearly going on the market and performing now.”
Lyon nonetheless has an extended method to go to match the exploits of fellow spin kings Muttiah Muralitharan (800) of Sri Lanka and Australia’s Shane Warne (708), who head the all-time record.
A classical spinner who flights the ball, the right-armer might feasibly catch West Indian nice Courtney Walsh (519) in the course of the present three-Check sequence.
If not, the milestone must be in sight throughout Australia’s two-Check dwelling showdown with the West Indies that follows later in January.
After that, fellow Australian Glenn McGrath on 563 can be his subsequent goal.
English pair Jimmy Anderson (690) and Stuart Broad (604), together with India’s Anil Kumble (619) fill out the 500-club.
Lengthy-time teammate Steve Smith praised Lyon as a vastly essential member of the aspect.
“What he brings to the assault and the management and completely different tempos — he can play defensive roles, he can play an attacking function and he is received all of the methods,” he stated forward of the Check.
“He is been unimaginable, notably the final three or 4 years.
“He is regularly studying and attempting to get higher as properly. He is a worthwhile — if not probably the most worthwhile member on this staff for our assault.”
With AFP inputs
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