‘I’d love for him to…’ – Australia skipper Pat Cummins backs Nathan Lyon to play for next 3-4 more years

The veteran Australia spinner Nathan Lyon recently surpassed the former legendary Caribbean pacer Courtney Walsh to become the seventh leading wicket-taker of all-time in Test cricket. He has now 521 wickets to his name in the longest format of the game. He was in action in the recently concluded first Test of the two-match series against New Zealand in Wellington.

He claimed an amazing 10-wicket haul in the match with a match-defining 6-wicket haul in the second innings, scalping 6 wickets just at the cost of 65 runs to bundle out the hosts New Zealand at the score of 196 runs to help Australia win the opening Test of the series take a lead of 1-0 in the two-match series.

“If he looks after his body and makes sure he’s right” – Pat Cummins about Nathan Lyon

Meanwhile, Lyon’s teammate and Australia skipper Pat Cummins came up with a big statement while speaking of the modern-day Aussie bowling great. Cummins also backed Lyon to play for Australia for the next 3-4 more years.

“I’d love for him to keep going until 2027. The only barrier is his body, so if he looks after his body and makes sure he’s right for 10 Test matches a year, or whatever it is, I’d love him to play until 2027,” said Cummins to reports during the post-match press interaction.

“And I don’t think there’s much that’s going to get in his way. I’ve already told him the day he retires I’m giving up the captaincy because it makes my life a helluva lot easier,” he added later.

Furthermore, the Aussie skipper also spoke about the importance of Nathan Lyon in the team and his impact on the plans of the team. Cummins also explained how having Lyon in the lineup makes things quite easy.

“It’s a captain’s dream. There’s a real sense of calm out there when you know you’ve got someone that good on a wicket that’s giving him a little bit of help,” Cummins said.