Adam Lyth is preparing for his Pakistan Super League debut this weekend with a ringing endorsement that he could play and excel in any domestic T20 league in the world.
That is the view of Yorkshire’s bowling coach Rich Pyrah, himself a T20 all-rounder of some repute during his playing days.
And that is very much how Pyrah views 33-year-old Lyth. An all-rounder.
Many will label the 2015 Ashes and two-time County Championship winner as an opening batsman, but he is much more than that.
“Add in to the way he bats, he’s one of the best fielders in the country and is a very, very canny off-spinner,” said Pyrah. “Another very important attribute is the way he speaks to young players. He’s a real leader in that sense.”
Lyth has been signed on as a replacement player to represent the Multan Sultans in the play-off stages of the Pakistan competition delayed by Coronavirus in March.
Many of those available then are unavailable now, for a number of reasons, and Lyth is replacing West Indian Fabian Allen between Saturday and Tuesday when the White Rose star could play a maximum of three matches, including a final.
