Nathan Lyon shatters another R Ashwin feat as he continues to move up on WTC, overall Test wickets lists

Australian spinner Nathan Lyon continued to ascend the wickets charts in Test cricket as he added one more to his tally on the first morning of the Sydney clash against India. Lyon got Shubman Gill caught in slips as he surpassed R Ashwin on the list of bowlers with the most number of wickets in the World Test Championship history while on the run towards his fellow countryman Glenn McGrath on the overall list. This was Lyon's 196th wicket in WTC history as he went past R Ashwin and his Australian captain Pat Cummins. Most wickets in World Test Championship history Nathan Lyon - 196 R Ashwin - 195 Pat Cummins - 195 Mitchell Starc - 163 Jasprit Bumrah - 154 Lyon also got to his 52nd wicket in the current WTC cycle as he equalled England's Gus Atkinson and leapfrogged Chris Woakes.