OTD| Star Australian pacer Brett Lee was born in 1976

Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee is celebrating his 47th birthday today. He played a huge role in making the legacy of Australian Cricket. Brett Lee played a monumental role in the 2003 World Cup-winning campaign. His rivalry with Shoaib Akhtar and Shane Bond was a treat for cricket fans all over the world. 

The Beginning

Brett Lee made his international debut for Australia in 1999 against India on Boxing Day when he got to wear the famous Baggy Green and represent Australia in Test cricket. His performances in test cricket earned him a call-up for the ODI team as well. The fast bowler from New South Wales made his debut in the year 2000 against another Asian rival, Pakistan at Brisbane. He went on to become the spearhead of the Australian pace attack in both formats.

The Overview

Brett Lee has an illustrious career in all the formats for Australia. He has played 76 test matches for Australia and has 310 wickets to his name at an average of 30.81. He partnered with the likes of Glen McGrath and Jason Gillespie in test cricket. Brett Lee has ten 5-wicket hauls in his test career which shows how intimidating he was when he bowled at his peak. 

In the One-Day format, he represented Australia in 221 matches. In those 221 matches, he has 380 wickets at a stupendous average of 23.26 with a miserly economy of 4.76. The fast bowler has nine 5-wicket hauls in this format.

In the later part of his career, he played in the shortest format as well and made an impact with his tearaway pace. In the shortest format, he played 25 matches where he took 28 wickets. 

Brett Lee retired from test cricket in 2008 in the Boxing Day test, where he started his test career. Finally, he bid his goodbye to international cricket in 2012 with an ODI against England. He will always be remembered as one of the stars in the league of most threatening fast bowlers that world cricket has ever seen. 

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