Australian spin wizard Nathan Lyon surpassed former West Indies cricketer Courtney Walsh, becoming the seventh-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket history.

The 36-year-old now has 521 wickets to his name, surpassing Walsh's tally of 519. He is currently behind fellow Australian Glenn McGrath, who stands sixth on the list with 563 scalps to his name in the longest format of the game.

Notably, Lyon picked up a four-for in the first Test against New Zealand at Basin Reserve in Wellington to achieve this feat. He picked up the wickets of Tom Blundell, Scott Kuggeleijn, Matt Henry and Tim Southee as the Kiwis were bundled out for 179 runs in the first innings.

With that, Australia took a lead of 204 runs in the first innings and are in firm control of the match.

Meanwhile, Lyon began his Test career against Sri Lanka in 2011. Slowly, he became a regular in the national team and eventually, turned out to be a legend of the game. He has represented Australia in 128 matches in his career and bowled at an average of 30.73. In terms of wickets accrued by spinners, only Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Shane Warne (708), and Anil Kumble (619) have better numbers than him in Test cricket.