Happy Birthday Josh Hazlewood memorable performance in Test cricket

Josh Hazlewood, who was involved in the dangerous pace trio of the Australian cricket team, has turned 30 today. He is often compared to legendary Australian bowler Glenn McGrath due to his precise line length and bounce. He has recently become the 18th Australian player to take more than 200 wickets in Test cricket.

At the age of 17, Hazlewood became the youngest fast bowler to join the New South Wales team. Hazelwood, who made his ODI debut at just 19 years old, has not had an easy career. Till the age of 25, he had played only 13 ODIs. For the first time, he was seen in the Brisbane Test against India in 2014. Playing the first Test match, Hazlewood took five wickets in the first innings itself. He took seven wickets in this match, which helped Australia to win by 4 wickets. Thereafter Hazelwood became an important part of the Australian team. Hazlewood has taken 202 wickets in 53 Tests so far, taking five or more wickets in 8 innings.

Hazelwood's memorable performance in Test cricket

2017 Bengaluru Test: 6-67 vs India:

Australia were leading 1-0 in the series and Kangaroo team was taking the lead on the basis of first innings also in the second Test played in Bengaluru. In the second innings, Hazlewood bowled brilliantly to give Australia a good start. He dismissed Abhinav Mukund, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ashwin and Umesh Yadav in this match. Failing to take wickets in the first innings, Hazlewood took 6 wickets for 67 runs in 24 overs. Australia got a target of 188 runs to win, although the Kangaroo team was dismissed by scoring only 112 runs.

2015 Adelaide Test: 6-70 vs New Zealand:

Hazelwood wreaked havoc with the Pink Ball in the Day Night Test played at the Adelaide Oval in 2015. Hazlewood, who is commanding Australian bowling, took nine wickets in this match. In the second innings, Hazlewood took six wickets for 70 runs in 24.5 overs, leaving New Zealand at 208 runs. Hazlewood took the important wickets of Tom Latham, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor and BJ Watling. Australia won by three wickets in this match.