Nathan Lyon
Bowler
- Age
- 38 Y
- Matches
- 176
- Batting Style
- Right Handed Bat
- Bowling Style
- Right-arm offbreak
Born on November 20, 1987, Nathan Michael Lyon is an off-spin bowler and lower-order right-handed batsman, who plays all forms of cricket for the Australian Cricket Team. Regarded as one of the finest off-spin bowlers of Australia, Lyon made his international Test debut in 2011 and One Day International (ODI) debut in 2012 against Sri Lanka. He made his T20 International (T20I) debut in 2016 against India. As of 2021, Lyon has played 131 international matches and has maintained a bowling average of 33.10. As of June 2020, he was ranked the 16th Test bowler, and 20th all-rounder in the world, in the ICC Player Rankings. He holds the record of taking the maximum Test wickets by an off-spin bowler. In 2019, he was conferred with the Men’s Player of the Year Award at the Allan Border Medal ceremony.
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