Nathan Lyon: “For the T20 finals teams, Australia obviously because I’m quite biased towards them. I think I’m [also] going to go with Pakistan. In those conditions, quality spin bowlers, but also electric batters like Babar Azam”
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Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has called Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam an electric batsman and backed the men in green to reach the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Nathan Lyon: “He’s a class player. But think he’s a class player against all types of bowling”
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Australia spinner Nathan Lyon said Pakistan batsman Babar Azam is a “class player” as he excels against “all types of bowling.”
Nathan Lyon: “He’s got beautiful hands when he bats. He scored some runs. I think it was Gabba’s last time he was up here. You always want to compete against the best players in the world and he’s definitely one of them”
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Australia spinner Nathan Lyon said he loves competing against Pakistan batsman Babar Azam as he is definitely one of the best players in the world.
Nathan Lyon: “He’s one of the best batters in the world in my eyes, especially against spin”
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Australia spinner Nathan Lyon rates Pakistan batsman Babar Azam as one of the best players of spin in the world.
Nathan Lyon: “They’ve got some superstars in the side, and if I’m talking superstars he’s the No. 1 in the Pakistan side in my eyes. He played reasonably well out here last time so it’s going to be a big challenge for us for sure”
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Australia spinner Nathan Lyon believes batsman Babar Azam is the number one superstar in the Pakistan team.
Nathan Lyon: “Babar, firstly, has been a pleasure to play against but he’s also been a massive challenge”
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Australia spinner Nathan Lyon admitted that it is a “massive challenge” to bowl to Pakistan star Babar Azam since he is an outstanding batsman.
Nathan Lyon: “Babar, I think in all three formats of cricket for Pakistan, I think he’s been absolutely exceptional”
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Australia spinner Nathan Lyon said Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been nothing short of exceptional in all three formats of the game.
Imam-ul-Haq: “That is my go-to shot (charging to go over the top) and the idea was to put him on [the] back foot”
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Pakistan opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq said he had planned to put Australia spinner Nathan Lyon “on [the] back foot” in the Test series.
Imam-ul-Haq: “Lyon is a very quality bowler”
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Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq faced up against Australia spinner Nathan Lyon in the recent Test series and admitted that the 34-year-old is a “quality bowler”.
Nathan Lyon: “I am always looking forward to bowling to the best players in the world, and Babar Azam is one of them”
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Australia spinner Nathan Lyon said there is no denying that Pakistan captain Babar Azam is one of the best players in the world right now.