New Delhi. Usually, when there is a Test series in Australia, we only think about fast bowlers, talk about bounce and pace and make strategies, but this time it is not so. This time in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, the person who has been hunting alone for Australia for the last 10 years is in the headlines. He has targeted 530 batsmen so far and has a very special relationship with the ground of Perth. Talking about Nathan Lyon.
You can guess how dangerous a hunter Nathan Lyon is from the fact that ever since he joined the Australian team, he mostly played as a lone spinner. Lion, who has played more than 100 Tests for Australia, has bowled on the field with a lion’s heart. In today’s era when batsmen are playing such aggressive cricket, Nathan Lyon is neither afraid of giving flight to the balls nor of attempting them, that is why today he is considered to be the best spinner in the world.
Lions do lion heart bowling in Perth
Nathan Lyon loves bowling in Perth and hence no one can deny that he is the biggest threat to Team India. Neither Mitchell Starc works on the new ground of Perth, nor Pat Cummins is able to make any impact, Hazlewood also pales in front of Nathan Lyon here because the record of taking the most wickets on this ground is in Lyon’s name. Nathan Lyon’s spinning balls give a big test to the batsmen here. Nathan Lyon has now taken 26 wickets on this ground.
Last time victim of Indian batsmen
In 2018, the Indian team played a test match at the Optus ground in Perth in which Australia won. The hero of this victory of the host team was Nathan Lyon, who took 5 wickets for 67 runs in 34 overs in the first innings and bowled 19 overs in the second innings and took 3 wickets for 37 runs. Nathan Lyon, who took a total of 8 wickets, became the man of the match. In the second innings of this match, Lion changed the course of the match by dismissing Virat.
You will get benefit from spin phobia
Even Nathan Lyon must have seen how the Indian batsmen were blown away against New Zealand. Seeing the dilemma with which the Indian batsmen batted against the very ordinary spinners Ajaz Patel and Santner, Lion must be crossing his fingers to bowl as soon as possible on his favorite pitch. The bounce that Nathan Lyon achieves with his high arm action on the Perth pitch will be a big challenge for the Indian batsmen. It is clear that preparation for speed is fine but if caution is taken against spin then it will not take long for an accident to happen.
Tags: Border Gavaskar Trophy, India vs Australia, jasprit bumrah, Nathan Lyon, Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli
FIRST PUBLISHED: November 15, 2024, 13:06 IST