Nathan Lyon joins the elite panel of test bowlers

August 28 (CRICKETNMORE) - Australia's off-spinner spinner Nathan Lyon took 3 wickets on the first day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Sunday and completes 250 wickets in the longest format of the game.

He also became the second bowler from his nation to reach this milestone. Lyon trapped Taijul Islam plumb LBW which was his third wicket of the day and also his 250th wicket in Test cricket. Lyon became on the second spinner from Australia to achieve this feat, after the great Shane Warne, who leads the charts with 708 Test wickets to his name.

Also, Lyon became only the eight Aussies bowler in Test cricket to achieve this feat. The other Australian to do so are:

1. Shane Warne (708)
2. Glenn McGrath (563)
3. Dennis Lille (355)
4. Mitchell Johnson (313)
5. Brett Lee (310)
6. Craig McDermott (291)
7. Jason Gillespie (259).

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Overall, he become the 13th spinner to scalp 250 wickets in Test cricket. And as far as the off-spinners list is concerned, Lyon is the sixth bowler to do so.

1. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) - 800 wickets
2. Harbhajan Singh (India) - 417 wickets
3. Lance Gibbs (West Indies) - 309 wickets
4. R Ashwin (India) - 292 wickets
5. Graeme Swann (England) - 255 wickets
6. Nathan Lyon (Australia) - 250 wickets

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Sahir