[Watch] Brett Lee bowls a fierce toe-crushing yorker to his son in backyard cricket
Australia's legendary former cricketer Brett Lee was recently captured enjoying a game of backyard cricket with son Preston Charles. The 45-year-old dazzled viewers by bowling one of his signature deliveries, a perfect toe-crusher.
Cricket fans got a glimpse of the superstar speedster's bowling in a video shared by cricket.co.au on their social media handles. Lee sent his son packing by knocking his middle stump off with a fierce yorker.
Watch the full video here:
The right-armer has 718 wickets to his name across formats in international cricket. He is often hailed as one of the modern-day greats by many and has contributed significantly to the Australian cricket team with his exploits with the ball.
Lee was an integral part of the Aussie team that clinched the ICC's 50-over World Cup in 2003 in South Africa. Notably, he was the side's most successful bowler in the edition as he picked up 22 wickets in 10 matches.
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