600 Test wickets! Is there anyone to climb to the top of this ‘mountain’ of Muttiah Muralitharan?
Among the current spinners are Nathan Lyon and Ravichandran Ashwin. Murali's betting horse is the spinner of his neighboring country. Meanwhile, Murali's field rival Shane Warne's bet is his country's spinner Lion. The second highest wicket-taker in Test history believes anything is possible if the Lions play for several more years.
Lion must not be thinking about this. Most cricketers dream of playing Test cricket for the country. The Lions are playing their 100th Test for their homeland in Brisbane; Jealousy is not something unusual! Lion, of course, can say with jealousy naturally, what else to do! Everything is a game of luck and effort!
Fate? He was a pitch curator in Canberra, from there he became a Test cricketer! That is also the reason why in this age of unreasonable diversity, the 'classic' test of spinners. The ball floating in the air, blinding the batsman's eyes, sharp turns and bounces; His finger has been working tirelessly for 9 years just to take wickets for Australia.
Big Bash coach Darren Berry recognized his talent in spin. Came to Adelaide from Canberra as a fielder. That's where the Lion's off-spin was caught on Berry's radar. He did well in the Twenty20 for South Australia, seven months after his first-class debut, was called up to the Test squad for the 2011 tour of Sri Lanka. Australia was also desperate to fill the void left by Shane Warne.After the departure of the 'magician', Australia has tested 11 spinners, even spinning the batsman (Smith). But the mind did not match, until the Lions matched.
And what was the effect of the combination! His victim Kumar Sangakkara was the first ball of his Test career on a spin-friendly wicket. In that classic off-spin slip, just as Shane Warne has hunted one after another in the classic leg spin! Lion is his reverse version; Just as Warne is Australia's best legi, Lion is also Australia's best off-spinner. What is not one of the best in the history of cricket!
In the 144-year history of Test cricket, six cricketers have had the good fortune to play at least 100 Tests. Lion is their latest and 13th Australian. Only Shane Warne and Lion have appeared in at least 100 Tests for Australia as specialist spinners. The batsman identity of Alan Border, Michael Clarke and David Boone has been overshadowed.
Lion is one of the top five spinners to have played at least 100 Test matches. Among them are Shane Warne and Anil Kumble. The three off-spinners are Muralitharan, Harbhajan and Lion. Among the off-spinners, Harbhajan (417) and Lion (398) are the second highest wicket-takers after Murali. The last four steps of the Lions' journey have started in Brisbane today with the pick of Rohit, which also started with the name in the 'Kirtiman' book. Sanga was picked up 9 years ago and is one of the 20 lucky ones to get the first ball wicket in a Test!
But none of this makes Lion's superiority clear. In just one page, it is clear that he is the highest wicket-taker in this edition since his Test debut. No other bowler has taken as many wickets as him. No other Australian bowler like him has taken 40 wickets in five consecutive years (2015-2019).
Many may have a headache with the 33-year-old Lion. But the spinners probably became the most at this time. In that way, Lion has suffered well from one of the best batsmen in recent years in Tests. Virat Kohli has been dismissed seven times in Tests, which no one else has. Lion is also the bowler who took 6 wickets twice in an innings among the bowlers of the visiting team after going to Kohli's ground.
Former Australia coach John Buchanan told current coach Justin Langer ahead of the Lions' 100th Test: "The greatness of the players is measured by their consistency. As Nathan Lyon will play his 100th Test this week, it means he has proved himself through a variety of ups and downs, pressures and situations. 'In Glenn McGrath's words,' One Test match for Australia is unbelievable, 99 more Tests. Huge achievement. '
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