New Delhi: Today is the birthday of the great Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath (Glenn McGrath Birthday). Today he is celebrating his 52nd birthday. He was known as one of the finest bowlers of Australia. He has intimidated many great batsmen because of his bowling. Glenn is tall, so during his playing days, he used to bowl well with the help of line and length, due to which many batsmen were very upset.
Glenn McGrath is considered one of the greatest fast bowlers in the world because of his superb bowling. He was born on 9 February 1970 in New South Wales. He has been part of the Australian team that dominated world cricket in the 1990s and 2000s. McGrath made his debut for Australia in 1993. He has given many memorable performances on the cricket field, which are talked about even today. So let us tell you some things about them…
successful fast bowler
In international cricket, Glenn McGrath has taken 949 wickets in his Test, ODI and T20 career. He is still considered the most successful fast bowler in the world. Till now no bowler has touched this record. McGrath is the fourth highest wicket-taker in cricket history after Sri Lankan Muralitharan (1347), compatriot Shane Warne (1001) and Indian Anil Kumble (956). At the same time, no one has been able to break his record of taking most 71 wickets in the World Cup. He was part of the 1999, 2003 and 2007 World Cup winning Australian team.
Most batsmen sent to the pavilion on zero
Len McGrath used to be one of the great fast bowlers in the world. He had returned many batsmen back to the pavilion on zero. There is also a record in his name that he had dismissed many batsmen for zero. Yes, McGrath had sent back the highest number of 104 batsmen in his career without opening an account. This is followed by former Sri Lankan great off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who dismissed 102 batsmen for zero.
Giants also used to say fear
The fear of McGrath’s bowling was such that even veteran batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Rahul Dravid could not stand in front of him. At the same time, he also has many wonderful moments with Sachin Tendulkar, which the fans have not forgotten even today. Apart from this, McGrath made many memorable performances in his cricket career between 1993 and 2007.
Most wickets taken in world cup
Former Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath has a very special record in the World Cup. Many veterans have said about this record that it is not only difficult but impossible to break it. McGrath has represented Australia in four World Cups. During this, he has taken 71 wickets in 39 matches. Apart from this, the record of taking most wickets in an innings of World Cup is also recorded in the name of Glenn McGrath. In the 2003 World Cup, McGrath took seven wickets for 15 runs against Namibia.
Pigeons are famous by the name
By the way, every cricket lover knows that Glenn McGrath’s nickname is ‘Pigeon’. But probably very few people know the reason for calling them pigeons. Actually, pigeon is called Pigeon in English. When McGrath came into the world of cricket, he was very thin, his legs were very weak in appearance, at the same time Australian cricketer Brad McNamara jokingly told McGrath that you have come by stealing the pigeon’s legs. What was it then, from that time his teammates started calling him Pigeon.