Nathan Lyon Completes 100 Test Matches, Wears 'Special Shoes' To Mark The Occasion

Nathan Lyon, Photo Courtesy: AFP

Nathan Lyon 100 Tests: In the India vs Australia fourth Test match being played in Brisbane, Nathan Lyon took to the ground wearing 'special shoes'. India vs Australia 4th Test is Nathan Lyon's 100th Test match for Australia. (Photo Courtesy: Nathan Lyon/ Instagram)

Nathan Lyon 100 Tests:For his 100th Test game, Nathan Lyon's name was imprinted on his shoes and '100' was written as well to mark the special occasion. "NL 100" was written on Nathan Lyon's shoes. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter)

Nathan Lyon 100 Tests for Australia: Off-spinner Nathan Lyon has become the third bowler to play 100 Tests for Australia. He achieved this feat in the fourth and final Test match of India vs Australia Test series. (Photo Courtesy: AFP)

Nathan Lyon 100 Tests for Australia:Nathan Lyon, Australia's most successful off-spinner, has taken a total of 396 wickets in 99 Tests so far. He is Australia's 13th cricketer to have played 100 or more Tests. (Photo Courtesy: AFP)

Nathan Lyon 100 Tests for Australia:Among the players who played more than 100 Test matches, Nathan Lyon is the third bowler in the world to play the lowest first-class match before Test debut. Lyon had played 5 first-class matches at the time of his Test debut. (Lyon gets the Guard of Honor by his teammates, Pic Courtesy: @ACA_Players / Twitter)

Nathan Lyon 100 Tests for Australia:Above Nathan Lyon in this list is New Zealand's legendary spinner Daniel Vettori who played a total of 113 Test games. At the time of his Test debut, Vettori had played only 2 first-class matches. Vettori is followed by Wasim Akram, who had played 3 first-class matches before his debut in international circuit. (Photo Courtesy: AFP)

Nathan Lyon 100 Tests for Australia:Nathan Lyonhas taken a total of 396 wickets in 189 innings in 99 Test matches. His career best performance is 8 wickets for 50 runs. In Tests, Lyon has taken a four-wicket haul 16 times and five-wickets haul 18 times, while 3 times picked 10 wickets in the longest format of the game. (Photo Courtesy: AFP)