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Nathan Lion achieved a new place in Test cricket, only the 7th bowler who became this

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Nathan Lion

Australian team veteran off -spin bowler Nathan Lion completed the 550 wicket figure of his Test career with Dinesh Chandimal’s wicket on the third day of the second match of the Test series being played against Sri Lanka. Nathan Lion has now become the 7th bowler to achieve this figure in Test cricket. At the end of the third day of the second Test match, the Australian team also moved towards victory, in which the Sri Lankan team scored 211 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in their second innings and they have only 54 runs. He had an edge.

Lion became the third Australian player to take 550 wickets in Test cricket

In Test cricket, only 2 bowlers managed to take 550 or more wickets before Nathan Lion for Australia. In this, one name is of veteran spin bowler Shane Warne, who took a total of 708 wickets in his Test career, while the other name is fast bowler Glenn McGrag who managed to get 563 wickets in his Test career. Now Nathan Lyion has gone to the third Australian bowler in this case, who has taken 552 wickets in Tests so far, which is yet to increase further. Lion completed his 550 wickets in the 136th Test. Lion has so far managed to take 5 wickets halls in an innings 24 times in Test cricket. Nathan Lion is currently the highest wicket -taking bowler in Tests among active players.

Bowlers who took the most wickets in Test cricket

  • Muttiah Muralitharan – 800 wickets

  • Shane Warne – 708 wickets

  • James Anderson – 704 wickets

  • Anil Kumble – 619 wickets

  • Stuart Broad – 604 wickets

  • Glenn McGra – 563 wickets

  • Nathan Lion – 552 wickets so far

Nathan Lion has a chance to leave Glenn McGrag back soon

Nathan Lion, who has taken 552 Test wickets so far, now has the opportunity to leave his own country’s former player Glenn McGrag soon in the list of bowlers who have taken the most Test wickets who have taken a total of 563 Test wickets. . Let us know that the record of taking the most wickets in Test cricket is named after Muttiah Muralitharan, former off -spin bowler of the Sri Lankan team, who has taken a total of 800 wickets.

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