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Images: Celebrating Brett Lee’s raw pace, beamers and fist pumps

Jul 13, 2012   (8 images)

Brett Lee will be missed for many reasons. Of course, his hairstyle and smiles made everyone a fan. But he also had a streak of the ultra-competitor. His fist-pumping celebrations were enough to say how much a wicket meant to him. Sadly enough, injuries finally got the better of him. Here are images celebrating a fine bowler at his best.

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In this image, what stands out is the sheer pace with which Lee would steam in towards batsmen. Half the wicket taken there itself? Getty Images

 

Lee’s celebrations were as famous as his deliveries. T. Dilshan bears the brunt of Lee clicking his heels. Reuters

 

And of course, there’s the fist-pump in all it’s glory. Getty Images

 

Lee could be entertaining when it comes to those who love to watch fast bowling. But what about the batsmen? In this picture, M.Treschothick avoids a ‘beamer’. Reuters

 

He’s known for his smiles, but as Jacques Kallis finds out, he can glare too. Like a boss. Reuters

 

We all love a yorker, don’t we? For the stumps though, it’s a sad story. Reuters

 

Lee lines up with his brother Shane Lee in this file photo taken in the year 2000. Getty Images

 

Lee was pretty handy with the bat too. He has five fifties in Test matches. Getty Images