Imran Tahir becomes 2nd fastest ever to reach major bowling milestone in T20s, joins elite list

Imran Tahir becomes 2nd fastest ever to reach major bowling milestone in T20s, joins elite list

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The 44-year-old bowling maestro Imran Tahir has scaled the heights only a handful of bowlers have ever reached

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The South African star scalped a five-wicket haul for Rangpur Riders in their Bangladesh Premier League clash against Khulna Tigers and went on to register a big milestone

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Tahir has completed 500 wickets in T20s and he has become just the fourth bowler ever to reach the elusive mark

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The 44-year-old is the second fastest player to do so as he took 404 T20 games in reaching 500 scalps

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Afghanistan's Rashid Khan is the fastest bowler on the planet to take 500 T20 wickets as his historic scalp came in the 371st T20 match

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Notably, West Indies' Dwayne Bravo and Sunil Narine are the only other two bowlers to make 500 T20

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Bravo took 459 T20 matches and is the third fastest followed by Narine, who achieved the milestone in his 460th match

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Speaking about the Indians, Yuzvendra Chahal is on top with 336 scalps to his name

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He is followed by Piyush Chawla (302) and Ravi Ashwin (301) completing the top three for India

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