They fought, they sledged each other, and now they are in the 500 Test wicket club. Once an arch-rival in the battle of off-spinners, Nathan Lyon has welcomed Ravichandran Ashwin into the elite club with a heartfelt short message on his social media channels. With the wicket of Zak Crawley in IND vs ENG 3rd Test, Ashwin became only the second Indian bowler after Anil Kumble to scalp 500 wickets in Test cricket.
Ashwin vs Lyon
Once, the two off-spinners had a fierce rivalry on the pitch. If Ashwin completed his 100 Test wickets in November of 2013, Nathan Lyon got there a month later. However, from then on, Lyon surged ahead. He completed 200 Test wickets in July of 2016 while Ashwin reached the feat in September. Nathan Lyon completed his 500 Test wickets against Pakistan in December last year.
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