Nathan Lyon Joins 'Legendary List' With 500th Test Wicket

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.

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Most Test wickets in career:

800 - Muttiah Muralitharan

708 - Shane Warne 690 - James Anderson*

619 - Anil Kumble

604 - Stuart Broad

563 - Glenn McGrath

519 - Courtney Walsh

501 - Nathan Lyon*

Nathan Lyon is an All-time legend of Test cricket. pic.twitter.com/qjP4wYv5lg

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.

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.

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