AUS vs IND | Ashwin ‘has an opportunity’ to take 800 Test wickets, Lyon not adequate: Muralitharan

Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Former Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan believes that India’s Ravichandran Ashwin can contact his 800-wicket report in Tests.
Sri Lanka legend and the best wicket-taker within the historical past of Test cricket, Muttiah Muralitharan has stated that India’s Ravichandran Ashwin can equal his wicket tally within the longest format of the sport. He additionally stated that Ausralia’s Nathan Lyon is “not good enough” to achieve the feat.

The 34-year-old Ashwin has performed 74 Tests to date, taking 377 wickets at a median of 25.33. Lyon, who will make his a centesimal look within the longest format of the sport on January 15, has taken 396 wickets.

“Ashwin has a chance because he is a great bowler. Other than that, I don’t think any younger bowler coming in will go to 800. Maybe Nathan Lyon is not good enough to reach it. He is close to 400 but he has had to play many, many matches to get there,” Muralitharan informed Michael Vaughan for UK Telegraph, as quoted by the ANI.

“Lyon has bowled okay, I thought in Adelaide, he did create a lot of chances but they did not go to hand. Nathan Lyon has played 100 Test matches, and it is not easy.” 

However, he lauded Lyon’s achievement of representing Australia in 100 matches.

“He will play his 100th Test tomorrow and it would be a great achievement. The ball is coming out of his hand beautifully, the Indians have played him very well,” he added. 

In the continued Border-Gavaskar trophy between India and Australia, Ashwin has taken 12 wickets whereas Lyon has six.

The sequence in presently stage at 1-1. While Australia registered an 8-wicket win within the first Test in Adelaide, India made a outstanding comeback to beat the hosts with the identical margin in 2nd Test at Melbourne. 

The third Test in Sydney resulted in a draw.
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