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Brett Lee

Batting style:
Right Handed bat
Bowling style:
Right-arm fast
Played for:
Australia, Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab, New South Wales, Sydney Sixers
Roles played:
Bowler
ICC Rank:
Batting:
197
Bowling:
21
Batting:
142
Bowling:
31
Home country:
Australia
Born:
November 08, 1976, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Profile

One of the fastest bowlers in the world, Brett Lee once held the capacity to bowl a delivery at 160 kph that would be a dreadful sight for most batsmen to watch.

“Binga” as he is fondly known, made his Test debut in 1999 against India at the MCG and almost intimidated the Indian batters with his fiery pace, finishing with a 5-wicket haul in the first innings. The New South Wales seamer is capable of bowling lethal quick bouncers and the well disguised slower ball is a great asset in his armoury, along with the disastrous yorker delivery. Lee has a knack of swinging the ball both ways when it’s new and reverse it when it’s old. With a charging run-up and aggressive on-field antics, it was evident that the kind of impact he made was a long-lasting one. His most successful era came under Ponting’s captaincy, where he developed smarter and better ways of bowling at opponents and matured into an exemplary bowler.

In a career that spanned over a decade of speedy spells, Lee was part of the most devastating bowling attack in the Aussie camp, along with Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie. But when McGrath retired, he did an excellent job of spearheading his nation's pace attack, and his Test and ODI record justified that claim. However, fast bowlers are always prone to injuries and Lee has been no exception. With frequent injuries of the elbow and ankle, side strains and stress fractures, his career began to take a U-turn and soon, Lee gave up his baggy green, announcing retirement in early 2010 with a view to prolong his ODI and T20 career. With 310 wickets in 76 appearances, Lee ended his Test career on a high note and continues to flourish in the shorter format.


Fast Facts

  • Brett Lee is Australia’s second highest wicket-taker in ODIs.
  • Lee was recognized as Australia’s Test Player of the Year in 2008.
  • He became the first bowler in the history of Twenty20 International cricket to take a hat-trick.


Statistics

Show:
  Matches Innings Runs NO Avg. SR 100's 50's HS
Test 76 90 1451 18 20.15 52.97 0 5 64
ODI 217 107 1100 42 16.92 82.45 0 3 59
T20 25 12 101 6 16.83 142.25 0 0 43*
IPL 33 17 103 8 11.44 121.17 0 0 25
CLT20 10 4 48 1 16 141.17 0 0 48
  Matches Innings Balls Runs Wickets BBI BBM Avg. Econ. 4w 5w 10w Extras
Test 76 150 16531 9554 310 5/30 / 30.81 3.46 17 10 0 628
ODI 217 213 11033 8740 377 5/22 / 23.18 4.75 14 9 0 674
T20 25 25 545 714 28 3/23 / 25.5 7.86 0 0 0 40
IPL 33 33 755 923 21 3/15 / 43.95 7.33 0 0 0 36
CLT20 10 10 222 207 12 2/10 / 17.25 5.59 0 0 0 12
  Catches Stumpings Runouts
Test 23 0 2
ODI 54 0 10
T20 6 0 0
IPL 8 0 4
CLT20 3 0 1

Career

Span:
Test:
1999-2008
 
ODI:
2000-2012
 
T20:
2005-2012
 
IPL:
2008-2012
 
CLT20:
2009-2011
Test
Debut:
Australia Vs India at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne - Victoria - Dec 26, 1999
Last played:
Australia Vs South Africa at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne - Victoria - Dec 26, 2008
ODI
Debut:
Australia Vs Pakistan at Brisbane Cricket Ground (Woolloongabba), Brisbane - Queensland - Jan 09, 2000
Last played:
Australia Vs West Indies at Beausejour Cricket Ground, St Lucia - Mar 25, 2012
T20
Debut:
Australia Vs New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland - Feb 17, 2005
Last played:
Australia Vs West Indies at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados - Mar 30, 2012
IPL
Debut:
Kings XI Punjab Vs Chennai Super Kings at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali - Chandigarh - Apr 19, 2008
Last played:
Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Delhi Daredevils at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - May 07, 2012
CLT20
Debut:
New South Wales Vs Diamond Eagles at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - Oct 09, 2009
Last played:
Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Warriors at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru - Oct 01, 2011
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