brett lee Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
brett lee is a cricketer(sportsman) from Australia. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Brett Lee
Born
November 08, 1976, Wollongong, New South Wales
Age
46 years old
Nicknames
Bing
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast
Playing Role
Bowler
Height
1.87 m
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 76 | 221 | 25 | 38 |
Inn | 90 | 110 | 12 | 19 |
Runs | 1451 | 1176 | 101 | 124 |
Avg | 20.15 | 17.82 | 16.83 | 12.4 |
SR | 52.98 | 83.58 | 142.25 | 127.84 |
HS | 64 | 59 | 43 | 25 |
NO | 18 | 44 | 6 | 9 |
100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50s | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
4s | 182 | 69 | 9 | 8 |
6s | 18 | 35 | 4 | 8 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 76 | 221 | 25 | 38 |
Inn | 150 | 217 | 25 | 38 |
Balls | 16531 | 11185 | 545 | 875 |
Runs | 9554 | 8877 | 714 | 1095 |
Wkt | 310 | 380 | 28 | 25 |
BBI | 30 / 5 | 22 / 5 | 23 / 3 | 15 / 3 |
BBM | 171 / 9 | 22 / 5 | 23 / 3 | 15 / 3 |
Eco | 3.47 | 4.76 | 7.86 | 7.51 |
Avg | 30.82 | 23.36 | 25.5 | 43.8 |
5W | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
10W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teams he has played for:
- S Lee
- Australia
- Kings XI Punjab
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- New South Wales
- Otago
- Sydney Sixers
- Wellington
- World Giants
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Exceptional performances in the U17 and U19 section earned Lee plenty of accolades, scholarships and eventually, a national call up in 1999. It was in the Test squad that he got picked first and he celebrated it with a fifer on debut. He maintained the momentum over the next few Tests with a flurry of wickets at a fantastic average and healthy strike rate to make an emphatic statement to the cricketing world. Lee's Test success had seen him enter into the ODI squad as well and he seamlessly fitted into both the formats for Australia. The new few years saw middling returns in Tests for Lee whose body had started to creak due to his fondness for extreme speed. Injury prone pacers who bowl with high speeds tend to generally cut down on their speeds to prevent mishaps but Lee didn't believe in that theory. He always felt that his USP as a bowler was genuine pace and he wasn't willing to compromise on that part.
Lee's exceptional speeds meant that his variations as a bowler became doubly effective, often foxing the batsmen all ends up with this slower deliveries and off cutters. He had a good repertoire in his arsenal and this was a major reason for his immense success as an ODI bowler. Also, Ricky Ponting's captaincy saw Lee blooming further. Although he mostly played supporting role to McGrath and Gillespie, his steady maturity as a pacer soon made him a gun bowler. Lee enjoyed bowling on the grandest stage of them all - the World Cup where his wicket-taking ability used to be at its peak. He was part of the successive title-winning Australian squads of 2003 and 2007 while also taking part in the 2011 edition where they were eliminated in the quarterfinal. He played on for a year more before calling it quits from all forms of international cricket. A fragile body and an intention to prolong his limited-overs career had earlier forced him to retire from Tests in 2008.
Lee potency with the white ball made him an perfect fit for the then emerging T20 format. Despite Australia not having great success in it, he was certainly among those who adapted comfortably to the format. The result was a decent stint in the Indian Premier League and consquently, the Big Bash League in Australia. After the BBL season in 2014-15, he decided to bid farewell from all forms of cricket. A fierce competitor on the field, Lee seldom let his emotions get the better of him despite being an aggressive character. He loved to take the opposition on but was also a graceful loser whenever things didn't work for him, often accepting things with his trademark grin. Off the field, Lee was a thorough gentleman and enjoyed a good camaraderie with opposition players. He was also among the rare Australian players who had significant popularity in India.
While his bowling was unquestionably what defined him as a cricketer, Lee's batting prowess was grossly underrated. Blessed with the ability to wield the long handle, his game also had a fairly strong technique to work with which meant that he could often produce priceless runs down the order even in adverse situations. The most memorable one that comes to mind is the Edgbaston Ashes Test of 2005 where he nearly took Australia home from a hopeless situation in what eventually was a pulsating thriller of a game. Lee was also a fantastic fielder with a rocket arm and athletic build. Hence, he could contribute in all three departments which made him an asset to have. He might not have fulfilled his potential in Tests but Lee certainly was among the finest bowlers produced by Australia. If his body had permitted, he could perhaps have achieved a lot more in his career.
By Hariprasad Sadanandan
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Brett Lee excelled as an exponent of extreme speed over a decade without achieving the all-conquering success required to earn the tag of a true Test great. Fast and with a flashy smile that added to his star quality, he finished as Australia's fourth-most successful bowler, with 310 wickets in 76 matches. For most of his career he operated as brutal support for Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie, despite frequent injuries. In his final two years he was a highly dependable attack leader until his body limited his ability in five-day contests.
At his best Lee got outswing with the new ball and reverse with the older one, making him even more difficult for batters trying to steady themselves knowing he could reach 160kph. The charging run-up and leaping celebrations added to the theatre of a bowler who made an instant impact, taking five wickets on debut at the MCG. Forty-two victims came in his opening seven Tests to gain him an A-list reputation, but he was soon in rehab after an elbow operation. His ankles were a popular site for surgery, and there were also side strains and stress fractures in a familiar cycle of breathtaking pace, painful injury and long-term layoff.
Starting by shaking up batters with short balls and yorkers, Lee went on to become a smarter operator under Ricky Ponting's captaincy, not averse to delivering containing spells on occasion. In nine Tests following McGrath's departure, hee stood up with 58 wickets at 21.55 and also won the Allan Border Medal in 2008. During that period he helped keep the rebuilding side on top of the world.
Life soon became harder again and after returning from more ankle surgery - his last act in a Test was limping off the MCG with a broken foot - he missed the 2009 Ashes with a side strain. England wasn't a kind host for Lee, who was consoled by Andrew Flintoff during his absorbing yet heartbreaking batting near-miss at Edgbaston in 2005. He was a courageous run-maker who would deflect or absorb the efforts of opposing fast bowlers as they searched for payback.
A gentleman off the field, he was aggressive on it but rarely went over the top in comparison to some of his team-mates, although his bouncers at tailenders could make for uncomfortable viewing. Lee retired from Tests at the beginning of 2010 to prolong his career in the shorter forms: in those affairs he could stay true to himself by attempting to operate at optimum speed while reducing the load on his aching body. He finally retired from all international cricket in July 2012.