ICC RANKINGS: LYON BREAKS INTO TOP 10

09 MARCH, 2023 By Monu Jha

[{"selector":"#anim-2a322973-c29f-4ccc-8097-31ac8ec125cd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(7.833089055992263%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-27232ec4-51c7-49a6-b2db-3f42e50c9b61","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Australia spinner Nathan Lyon stormed into the top 10 Test bowlers in the latest ICC rankings

[{"selector":"#anim-420543fb-8a66-4da9-a801-389888e8caab [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-22af79b8-beb9-48e6-81c4-709344c81d01","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Lyon jumped into the top 10 on the back of a match-winning 8-wicket haul in the Indore Test

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