Last Updated: December 18, 2023, 13:23 IST
Nathan Lyon (left) along with his spouse Emma. (Pic Credit: IG/emmalyon__)
Nathan Lyon harm himself in the course of the Ashes earlier this 12 months that restricted his participation in England because the sequence ended 2-2.
Nathan Lyon turned the eighth bowler to scalp 500 wickets in Test cricket on Sunday. He achieved this feat in the course of the fourth day of the first Test in opposition to Pakistan on the Perth Stadium.
The offspinner despatched Pakistan’s Faheem Ashraf again to the dressing room within the second innings to achieve the milestone in the course of the Test sequence opener.
The 36-year-old turned the third Aussie participant to hitch the elite record of 500 membership in Tests.
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Apart from Lyon, Shane Warne (708) and Glenn McGrath (563) are the opposite two Aussies who’re part of this unique record of gamers.
Lyon’s spouse Emma was ecstatic about her husband reaching the outstanding feat.
During a dialogue with 7 Cricket, Emma revealed there was a sure sense of nervousness with respect to Lyon forward of the primary Test between Australia and Pakistan.
“I think there’s been a bit more nervousness around this game about the rehab, about the calf, about the body. Will it all hold up and will be able to perform the way he always has? So I think it’s just more relief more than anything. But I think he’ll celebrate now for sure,” Emma stated.
“So I think it is more relief than anything. I think he will celebrate now, for sure,” she added.
Emma additionally talked concerning the child that they had welcomed earlier this 12 months.
“We’ve had a baby, I don’t know, it’s been a lot, rehab, The Ashes, India – it’s been non-stop. To have him home for a couple of months was really lovely, but not on those terms. Just to see him out there today is just amazing,” she stated.
Coming again to the match, Lyon had scalped three wickets within the first innings of the competition. He picked up the wickets of Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq and Aamer Jamal to restrict Pakistan to 271.
In the second innings, the offie ended up with spectacular figures of two/14 having full eight overs.
Chasing a mammoth complete of 450, Pakistan had been bowled out for 89. Australia’s tempo duo of Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc claimed three wickets every to earn a convincing victory for the hosts.
Aussie all-rounder Mitchell Marsh was adjudged participant of the match. The second Test is scheduled to begin from December 26 on the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
