SYDNEY – Nathan Lyon became the all time leading off spinner in the history of Australian cricket, Thenewstribe.com reported.
Nathan Lyon is now leading off spinner after taking five wickets against West Indies in the second test match of the series.
He took 146 test wickets in 41 matches. In One Day International he took 11 wickets in eight matches. Australian cricket always suffered with the shortage of off spinner in their squad.
“I’m not worried about personal numbers. I’ll sit back at the end of my career with my family and friends and have a beer over that. I’m worried about winning the Test series for Australia. That’s all I care about,” Lyon had said.
On 26 July 2011, Lyon was selected in the Australian Test squad for the tour to Sri Lanka. Nathan Lyon took two wickets for Australia against the Sri Lanka Board XI in the three day warm-up match at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium.
Lyon made his test debut against Sri Lanka at Galle on 31 August 2011. Nathan Lyon took his first wicket off his first ball in Test Cricket on 1 September 2011, his victim was Kumar Sangakkara.
With this feat he became the second Australian (and fourteenth international player) to take his first wicket off his first ball in Test Cricket.
He finished with 5/34 in his first innings, becoming the 131st player to take five wickets on debut in a Test match.
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