Top 5 contenders for the 500 Test wickets club

#5 Nathan Lyon (Australia) - 269 wickets

Nathan Lyon will play a big role in the upcoming Ashes Tour

Nathan Lyon is regarded as the greatest off-spinner Australia has ever produced. Ever since his debut in 2011, Lyon has been performing consistently for the Australian Cricket Team. The off-spinner has a knack for taking wickets even in seamer-friendly conditions. He took 17 wickets in Australia's last home season with very little assistance from the pitch.

Lyon has overtaken legends Richie Benaud and Jason Gillespie to position himself 7th on the record of Australia’s all-time Test wicket-takers. He has taken an impressive 46 wickets at an average of 21.96 in 2017.

Lyon is just 29 years old and has seven to eight years of Test cricket left in him. The number of sub-continental tours has increased these days, which will help Lyon reach the magical 500+ mark sooner than later.

The prediction is that Nathan Lyon will reach 500+ Test wicket-takers club by 2022.