Australia’s veteran off-spinner Nathan Ryan, who is set to return for the Test match against Pakistan after sustaining an injury during the Ashes series, has spoken about his plans for retirement. Baggy Green will host Pakistan in a three-match Test series starting in Perth on Thursday 14 December.
The experienced off-spinner is on the verge of achieving the historic feat of 500 Test wickets. Lyon, who currently has 496 wickets, is four wickets away from joining the elite bowling club on the list and will be eyeing a chance to reach that milestone in the first Test against Pakistan. The 36-year-old is one of the country’s most successful Test spinners, having taken over the responsibility from legendary Shane Warne.
In an interview with Cricket Australia, Nathan Ryan says he has full confidence in his fitness and has no intention of tying his remaining career goals to a finish date or estimated wicket count. He expressed his ambition to play for Australia until they win the Test series against India and England.
“I don’t have a number.” When asked if he wanted to match Shane Warne’s record as Australia’s best ever Test bowler, he said: “I want to play cricket for as long as I can.”
“I have never won a Test series in India and I have never won in England. Those are the two places I want to go and I got injured a few months ago so , I feel like I’m done.’ That’s the way it is.’ Passion to keep moving forward and keep striving to get better. “I had the mindset that I was going to rehab this like no one had ever dealt with a calf injury before,” Nathan Lyon said.
The off-spinner has been considered one of the best players in the world for almost a decade. Nathan Ryan helped Australia win their first ever ICC World Test Championship in England earlier this year. Spearheading spin, he took five wickets as Australia defeated India by 209 runs in the final.
The 36-year-old was Australia’s best player during the second World Cup cycle. He finished the 2nd WTC tournament with the most wickets. In 20 matches, Lyon took 88 wickets, including 5 wickets and 5 holes, but no other bowler took more than 70 wickets during the cycle. did.
The off-spinner injured his calf in the Ashes match earlier this year, but recovered in time for Australia’s home season. Lyon’s home venue Perth will host the first friendly. If Lyon gets four wickets in this match, he will become the eighth spinner in Test history to reach 500 wickets and the fourth spinner to reach 500 wickets after Muttiah Murlizaran, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble.
