WT20 hopeful Lynn a 'force of nature'

Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara has offered a glowing endorsement of Chris Lynn, suggesting the Brisbane Heat superstar can tread the trail blazed by David Warner and become a match-winner in all three formats of the game.

Lynn has been in stunning form in the KFC Big Bash League this summer, leading the run-scoring chart and crashing 27 sixes on his way to announcing himself as one of the brightest young batting prospects in the country.

Chris Lynn is the Weet-Bix King of the Six after finishing BBL|05 with a whopping 27 maximums - seven more than nearest rival Travis Head (who still has a game to play)

A groundswell of support has surfaced for the 25-year-old to be a part of Australia's T20 squad for the upcoming India series and the World T20 in March, however Sangakkara believes the Queenslanders talents are such that he is capable of dominating all three forms of the game.

The Sri Lankan saw first-hand Lynn at his most destructive in BBL|05, with the right-hander scoring a century from 49 balls in Brisbane, but the pair's history extends much further back; they both played for Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League in 2011 and Lynn went to Sri Lanka to work on his game in mid-2013 at Kandurata Warriors, where Sangakkara was based. 

"I think a lot of people have taken notice of 'Lynny' this summer," Sangakkara told cricket.com.au, in an exclusive interview. "I've known him for a few years now and I always shake my head when I see him bat – it's just incredible.

"He's a force of nature almost, especially in this (T20) format of the game.

"He's amazing. He's a guy that I'd pay to go and watch, any time, in any format he plays."

Watch Lynn hit five sixes in a row

Sangakkara used the example of Warner as a player who established himself in the shorter formats before learning to adjust his game to suit longer versions, and sees no reason why Lynn – who averages 45 in first-class cricket with Queensland – can't do the same.

"I always think that 'Lynny' can play all three formats," he said. "He might need a bit of work in Test cricket but I think if given the opportunity he's the kind of guy who would be very successful.

"He'll need a bit of time like everyone does, but if I was Australian I'd be very excited to know there's someone like Chris out there.

"You've seen David Warner, just destructive as an opener, not your typical Test opener is he, but he's a match-winner out and out in Test cricket, one-day cricket, Twenty20 cricket.

"Matthew Hayden was very similar – you go out there to dominate. And if they do have their day, that's a Test match won on the first day because you're in a position of such strength so quickly that it allows you to dominate a game.

"I think Lynny is in that same mould."

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