Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon praised the Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah and called him a top-class bowler with all skills.

The 25-year-old Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah is in a brilliant form with the ball in hand. In this year, the right-arm pacer is currently the joint most wicket-taker in this year’s international cricket.

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Making his Test debut in the early this year, Bumrah is yet to play his first Test on his home soil but he had already picked up 47 Test wickets in just 9 matches. In the ongoing Melbourne Test, Bumrah dominated over the host batting line-up in their first innings and bagged six wickets while Australia was bundled out for just 151 runs against India’s first innings total 443/7 decl.

Talking about Bumrah, Lyon said at the end of the day four of the Melbourne Test, “Bumrah is quick and has a very good slower one. He is world class and has all skills, a very good all-round package. Not surprised that he is a top bowler in Test cricket so quickly because I have seen him in white ball cricket. So, he is obviously a top-class bowler.”

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Chasing down the 399 runs target in the fourth innings of this Test match, Australia finished the fourth day on 258/8 where Pat Cummins (61*) and Nathan Lyon (6*) are desperately fighting.

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While the Australian team is struggling hard in recent times, Pat Cummins is evolving as a strong cricketer. In the ongoing Melbourne Test, Cummins picked up a total of nine wickets (3/72 & 6/27) and now he is fighting with the bat in hand to save the game for his side while the other batsmen failed to survive for a long time.

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Lyon said about Cummins, “Pat Cummins has been exceptional in this match and he keeps getting better every day. I enjoy batting with pat helps calm down my nerves and it was an exciting challenge. It was a pretty special knock from him. He is a great bloke but even better cricketer. Seeing where he started from and seeing where he is now, he has a hell of a long career ahead of him.”