Being able to bowl against “superstar” Babar Azam excites Nathan Lyon. After suffering a calf injury earlier this year that halted his Ashes campaign prematurely, Nathan Lyon is feeling more excited than ever about Test cricket as he prepares for a return. The prospect of taking on “superstar” Babar Azam in bowling is especially exciting to him.
After undergoing a protracted recuperation period after suffering the first major injury of his Test career, Lyon has completed three Sheffield Shield matches in the last month. In his 101st match against Pakistan, he will be a key member of Australia’s bowling attack.
Lyon has found success in Optus Stadium in Perth, where he has taken 22 wickets in three matches, the site of the first Test of the season. He does, however, expect a tough match against Pakistan, particularly against the well respected Babar.
According to Lyon, “Babar has been a tremendous challenge in addition to being a pleasure to play against,” ESPNcricinfo said. “In my opinion, he is among the world’s top batters, particularly when it comes to facing spin. He plays well in class. But consider him a class player when it comes to bowling of all kinds.
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He’s the best player on the Pakistani team, in my opinion, although they have a few superstars on the squad. It will undoubtedly be a tough task for us because he performed rather well here the prior time.
With 496 Test wickets to start the home summer after his interrupted Ashes campaign, Lyon will be formidable. It’s quite likely that he will become the third Australian bowler and eighth overall to get five hundred wickets in this match given his history in Perth.
“It’s been an amazing rehab,” he declared. “I’ve had a lot of wonderful individuals in my corner supporting me, making sure I was fulfilling all the requirements and checking off all the boxes. I would have been doubting it if I wasn’t leaving cricket, but after three Shield matches, a one-day match, a grade game, and a tonne of training, I’m extremely content with the way things are going.”
