'Name's Bond, Shane Bond': Fans wish former New Zealand pacer on his 46th birthday

Fans have lined up to wish former New Zealand pacer and current Mumbai Indians bowling coach Shane Bond on his 46th birthday. Bond took 259 international wickets between 2001 and 2010.

Former New Zealand pacer and current Mumbai Indians bowling coach Shane Bond is celebrating his 46th birthday on Monday and fans have lined up since early morning to wish the Kiwi great on the occasion. Happy birthday to former @BLACKCAPS fast bowler Shane Bond, who turns 46 todayNo better time to relive his devastating six-wicket spell against Australia at the 2003 @cricketworldcup pic.twitter.com/UqrDwQLXcA Keeping our bowling unit on their toes The name is Shane BONDWishing a very happy birthday to our Bowling Coach! #OneFamily #MumbaiIndians @ShaneBond27 pic.twitter.com/mRmlZFZxfl Bond...Shane Bond! One of the most Handsome cricket of this time...and still is... Happy Birthday in those days I tried to copy his hairstyle but couldn't make it... His 1st 3 Intl wicketsSteve Waugh (0)Matthew Hayden (0)Justin Langer (0)All 3 off them got out in DuckHappy Birthday Shane Bond Happy birthday to the most destructive fast bowler I have seen . If not for injuries , Bond would have been right there like a Dale Steyn . #ShaneBond pic.twitter.com/6h6JOTjWWM Deep DasguptaShane Bond , the overspeeding cop The Christchurch-born played only 120 matches for New Zealand but his impact on the game very well left him in the category of the greats of the game. He scalped 259 wickets in his almost 10 years long international career which ended in 2010 after the completion of 2010 T20 World Cup. Shane Bond had said he was unwilling to compromise on his own standards for the sake of prolonging his career. Fans famously recall him as "Bond, Shane Bond" and he has made sure to live up to the expectations even after his retirement. Bond, the 4th fastest bowler to take 100 ODI wickets, is currently guiding the supremely talented group of bowlers at 5-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians.