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Iconic Australian spinner Nathan Lyon achieved the significant milestone of 500 wickets in Test cricket during the first Test between Australia and Pakistan in Perth on Sunday. Lyon became the eighth bowler to reach this elite feat, joining the distinguished company of legendary players in the long-format cricket. During the match, Lyon claimed his 500th wicket by dismissing Faheem Ashraf leg-before-wicket for a mere five runs while Australia defended a target of 450. This accomplishment places Lyon alongside his compatriots, the late spin maestro Shane Warne and pace legend Glenn McGrath, who have also achieved the milestone of 500 Test wickets. Australia emerged victorious in the match by 360 runs, and Lyon concluded with combined bowling figures of 5/80 across both innings.Now, in 123 Tests, Lyon has taken 501 wickets at an average of 30.85 and a strike rate of 63.10. His best bowling figures are 8/50. He has 23 five-wicket hauls and four ten-wicket hauls in the longer format. He is the eighth-highest wicket-taker in the game.Lyon is a fourth-most successful spinner of all time in Tests and the third-most successful Aussie bowler in whites.As cricket celebrates Lyon's beautiful journey from a pitch curator to the eighth entrant to the '500 Club' within a span of 12 years, let us look at other members of this club:Muttiah MuralitharanIn 133 Tests, Muralitharan has taken 800 wickets at an average of 22.72 and a strike rate of 55.04. His best bowling figures are 9/51 in white clothing. With 67 fifers and 22 ten-wicket hauls, Murali is the most successful Test bowler ever.Shane WarneIn second place in Aussie spin wizard Shane Warne, who played 145 Tests for the Aussies. In these matches, he took 708 wickets at an average of 25.41 and a strike rate of 57.49. His best bowling figures are 8/71. He has 37 five-wicket hauls and 10 ten-wicket hauls. Warne is the most successful Australian bowler ever.James AndersonEngland's ageless wonder is in third place, with 690 wickets across 183 Tests at an average of 26.42 and a strike rate of 56.83. His best bowling figures are 7/42. He has taken 32 five-wicket hauls and three ten-wicket hauls in Tests. Anderson is not only England's most successful bowler, but also the most successful pacer in the history of the game, still going strong at 41 years of age.Anil KumbleNicknamed as 'Jumbo', Kumble lives upto this name with some really gigantic figures and records in Test and international cricket. With 619 wickets in 132 matches at an average of 29.65, he is India's best bowler ever statistically. His best figures are 10/74 and is the first-ever Indian to get a ten-wicket haul in a single Test inning. Attached to Kumble's name are 35 five-wicket hauls and eight ten-wicket hauls.Stuart BroadStuart Broad is the second-most successful pacer in sport's history, with the first being his partner-in-pace, James Anderson. In 167 Tests, Broad has taken 604 wickets at an average of 27.68. His best bowling figures are 8/15. He has 20 five-wicket hauls and three ten-wicket hauls in Tests.Glenn McGrathThe 'Pidgeon' as he is known to the fans, McGrath is the most successful Australian pacer ever and the equivalent of Shane Warne in fast bowling. In 124 matches, he took 563 wickets at an average of 21.64 and a strike rate of 51.95. His best bowling figures are 8/24. With 29 five-wicket hauls and three ten-wicket hauls, McGrath terrified batters worldwide for years.Courtney WalshThe West Indies pacer was the first-ever bowler to take 500 Test wickets. In 132 Tests, he took 519 wickets at an average of 24.44 and a strike rate of 57.84. His best bowling figures are 7/37. He took 22 five-wicket hauls and three ten-wicket hauls in Tests.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)Topics mentioned in this article

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Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon bagged the 500th Test wicket of his career on Sunday as he dismissed Pakistan's Faheem Ashraf in the first Test at Perth to join a 'legendary club' of just seven others to achieve the feat. The 36-year-old veteran, whose longevity is partly due to having not played international white-ball cricket since 2019, reached the milestone in his 123rd match. Among Australia, Lyon is only the third cricketer to reach the milestone, with the icons like Shane Warne (708) and Glenn McGrath (563) being the others.Lyon needed to make use of the DRS to get his 500th wicket. The scenes that unfolded in the stadium after the third umpire forced the on-field umpire to change his decision, were unreal.FIVE HUNDRED! #AUSvPAK #PlayOfTheDay @nrmainsurance pic.twitter.com/DyDC5hUdTJ— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 17, 2023Most Test wickets in career:800 - Muttiah Muralitharan708 - Shane Warne 690 - James Anderson*619 - Anil Kumble604 - Stuart Broad563 - Glenn McGrath519 - Courtney Walsh501 - Nathan Lyon*Nathan Lyon is an All-time legend of Test cricket. pic.twitter.com/qjP4wYv5lg— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 17, 2023The 36-year-old veteran, whose longevity is partly due to having not played international white-ball cricket since 2019, reached the milestone in his 123rd match.He began the first Test in Perth on 496 wickets and was left stranded on 499 after Pakistan's first innings. But he finally reached 500 on day four by dismissing Ashraf lbw on review, with his teammates mobbing him in celebration.Lyon then bowled Aamer Jamal in the same over for his 501st.Affectionately known as "Garry" after former Australian Rules Football player Garry Lyon, he made his debut in 2011 and has best figures of 8-50, collecting 23 five-wicket hauls and 10 wickets four times so far.He told reporters before the Perth match that he wanted to continue playing at international level until Australia's next Ashes sojourn to England in 2027.But Lyon would not say how many more wickets he felt he could get."I'm not putting a number on it," he said. "I want to play cricket for as long as I can."I'm feeling really confident, really happy with where everything is at and it's just about going out there and performing now."Lyon still has a long way 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 list.A classical spinner who flights the ball, the right-armer could feasibly catch West Indian great Courtney Walsh (519) during the current three-Test series.If not, the milestone should be in sight during Australia's two-Test home showdown with the West Indies that follows later in January.After that, fellow Australian Glenn McGrath on 563 would be his next target.English pair Jimmy Anderson (690) and Stuart Broad (604), along with India's Anil Kumble (619) fill out the 500-club.Long-time teammate Steve Smith praised Lyon as a hugely important member of the side."What he brings to the attack and the control and different tempos -- he can play defensive roles, he can play an attacking role and he's got all the tricks," he said ahead of the Test."He's been incredible, particularly the last three or four years."He's continually learning and trying to get better as well. He's a valuable -- if not the most valuable member in this team for our attack."With AFP inputsTopics mentioned in this article

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Australia vs Pakistan 1st Test, Day 4 Live: Australia aim to maintain dominance.© AFPAustralia vs Pakistan 1st Test, Day 4 Live Updates: Usman Khawaja (34 not out) and Steve Smith (43 not out) will aim to extend Australia's lead to a massive one in the ongoing first Test against Pakistan on Sunday. The hosts reached stumps on Day 3 in Perth at 84 for 2, building their lead to 300 after bowling out the visitors on the cusp of Tea for 271 in reply to their first innings 487. Veteran spinner Nathan Lyon, who now sits at 499 Test wickets, was the best of the bowlers with figures of 3 for 66, but he was made to wait to reach a milestone that will put him in elite company alongside just seven other players. (Live Scorecard)Topics mentioned in this article

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Australian spin king Nathan Lyon moved to within three wickets of joining the elite 500 club Friday as Pakistan dug deep to stay in touch on day two of the opening Test in Perth. At stumps, the visitors were 132-2, trailing by 355, with a dogged Imam-ul-Haq not out 38 and nightwatchman Khurram Shahzad on seven after they lost skipper Shan Masood late on. But it was a slow grind with their runs coming off 53 overs after Aamer Jamal took 6-111 on debut to help dismiss the hosts for 487.Mitchell Marsh starred with 90 after David Warner's defiant 164 on day one.Abdullah Shafique was the first to fall in reply, getting a big inside edge from Lyon to Warner at leg slip after grinding to 42.It was the veteran's 497th Test wicket as he closes in on 500 to join a group of just seven other players.At the other end, Haq was stoic, weathering a fiery bowling blitz from Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins on a pitch that still had some zip.It took him 85 deliveries before his first boundary, guiding one fine off his hip.Aggressive skipper Shan Masood made 30 before his stay ended 10 minutes before close, caught behind by Alex Carey off Starc on review.Shan had earlier taken a nasty blow to the back when he turned to avoid a Haq drive, but was able to continue after treatment.BreakthroughThe visitors kept themselves in the hunt for a first Test win in the country since 1995 by dismissing Australia early in the second session, after the home side went to lunch at 476-7.Marsh was bowled by paceman Shahzad for 90 on the first ball back and the tail collapsed with impressive speedster Jamal in the thick of the action.Australia had resumed on 346-5 after dominating the opening day with Warner hitting 164 to silence his critics.Marsh began on 16 and Carey 15 with Pakistan desperate for an early breakthrough.But on another scorching day, the tourists struggled to make an impact with some pedestrian bowling before Jamal was introduced.Hometown hero Marsh, Australia's T20 captain, smacked consecutive boundaries off the first over he faced from Shahzad to set the tone.Preferred to Cameron Green as the team's all-rounder, he brought up a 66-ball 50 -- his fifth in 36 Tests -- with a classy pull to the ropes and looked destined to reach three figures.But Shahzad shattered his hopes after lunch, knocking over his stumps as he attempted a big drive.Jamal then quickly removed Cummins and Lyon, both caught by Agha Salman.He earlier trapped wicketkeeper-batsman Carey, eager to make runs to cement his Test spot after losing his place in Australia's one-day team to Josh Inglis.Carey survived a big lbw call from Shaheen Shah Afridi on the second ball of the day, but he had no answer to a lightning-quick Jamal delivery that rattled his off stump.He departed for 34, ending a dangerous 90-run partnership with Marsh.Starc also fell victim to Jamal, getting an edge to another pacy ball that removed the bails.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)Topics mentioned in this article

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Nathan Lyon and Ravichandran Ashwin - File Photos© BCCI/SportzpicsOne of the greatest spinners Australia have produced, Nathan Lyon is all set for the Test assignment against Pakistan. The series offers Lyon a big opportunity to reach the much-anticipated landmark of 500 wickets in the longest format of the game. Ahead of the first Test in Perth, Lyon paid a rich tribute to veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, explaining how the latter has unofficially worked as 'coach' for him throughout his career. Lyon, who has often competed with Ashwin on the field, also called the India star a 'world-class bowler'.Ashwin and Lyon are among the most decorated bowlers of their generation. While Lyon is just 4 scalps short of the 500-wicket mark, Ashwin sits at 489 Test wickets at present."You look at Ashwin, he's a world-class bowler and somebody I've watched closely from the start of his career. We've gone head-to-head many times in different conditions around the world. I've got nothing but respect for Ashwin and the way he's gone about it," Lyon was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au."I've definitely learned from him. There's an opportunity to learn from the people you play against, and without knowing it he's probably been one of my biggest coaches in a way.While cricket often brings out the competitive spirit in players, Lyon is hoping to have a beer with Ashwin once the two call time on their respective careers and just talk about this beautiful journey."It's pretty amazing to see we're both creeping up to that 500 mark, and we'll see where we end up."Hopefully at the end of our career we'll sit down and have a nice feed and a beer and talk about it," he asserted.While Lyon is all set to reach the 500-wicket landmark in the coming days, Ashwin could also touch the milestone when India take on South Africa in a Test series, beginning at the end of this month.Topics mentioned in this article

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