5 cricketers who proved age is no barrier in the Big Bash League
T20 cricket in the modern world is seen as a form of cricket which demands fearlessness, innovation and reflexive cricket from each and every player. It evokes a sense of high adrenaline rush on every player once they step on the field to ply their trade. The Big Bash League is one such T20 tournament held in Australia, where the temperament of every player is tested at the highest level.All these facts can be easily attributed to the younger crop of players who go out on the turf to showcase their skill. Having said all this, one cannot just as easily put aside the presence of the wise men on the field who possess buckets of experience and youth in their armoury. The presence of the wise men aged in their 30’s and 40’s are often felt because they are capable of giving any opposition a run for their money.On some occasions, these seasoned players make the headlines, raking up giant scores or picking up a string of wickets to lead their team to victory, and in the process fine-tune the younger sect of players who are trying to make a big mark on the international circuit. Here’s a look at 5 such players, who have proven age is no barrier to make a serious mark in the history books of the high adrenaline-inducing Big Bash League tournament.
#5 Brett Lee
Brett Lee, the express fast bowler from Australia ended his Big Bash career with the Sydney Sixers in January 2015, after bowling the last over in the lost final of the BIg Bash League season 4. After retiring from international cricket in 2012, Lee became a specialist T20 bowler.
Aged 38 and 10 months at the time of his retirement from Big Bash League, Lee bowled his heart out in the thrilling final over of BBL season 4 while trying to defend 8 runs for a win, only to concede a run of the last ball after skipper Henriques failed to collect the ball and affect a run-out.
However, Brett Lee ended the season and his career on a high, emerging as the highest wicket taker for the Sixers with nine wickets at an average of 22.22 and economy of 7.14.
Brett Lee, who also happens to be the brother of legendary Australian hard-hitting batsman Shane Lee, will remain as one of the fastest bowlers the world has grown to witness.