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Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon (AP Image)
Talking about the comparison of the Australian spinners with the Indian spinners, Lyon said that he and his young teammates are focused to carve out a niche for themselves.
Veteran spinner Nathan Lyon claimed eight wickets in India’s second innings to put Australia on top after the second day of the third Test at Holkar. Cricket Stadium, Indore. Lyon troubled the Indian batsmen on the second day as they were bundled out for just 163 with a lead of just 75 runs. Australia now has a golden chance to make a comeback in this series. The Australian off-spinner struck the right areas to put the hosts under pressure as none other than Cheteshwar Pujara showed any fight on a difficult batting surface.
The veteran off-spinner heaped praise on Pujara as he spoke about his solid defense against bounce or rank-turner in Indore.
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“Cheteshwar Pujara is an incredible cricketer. Jump in the gabba or turn here and there, it doesn’t matter. He has incredible defense. Test cricket is about defence,” Lyon said at the press conference after Day 2’s play.
Meanwhile, it was only Lyon who fared better than Pujara, who looked very determined during his 59-run innings but was put to an end by a brilliant catch by Steve Smith at leg slip.
“Hats off to Smith! Lyon lauded Smith for taking the catch of Pujara.
Offy further spoke about his equation with Smith and said that with him and Pat Cummins, Australia cricket is in the right hands.
He said, ‘We know how good Smith is as a captain and have played with Smith for a long time. We are good friends off the field as well. He has a very good mind about cricket strategy. Pat Cummins and Smith both mean Australian cricket is in the right hands.”
Talking about the comparison of the Australian spinners with the Indian spinners, Lyon said that he and his young teammates are focused to carve out a niche for themselves.
“We want to own our place, learn from Indian people, they are the legends here India But we want to make our place. I’m really proud of this bunch (spinners),” he said.
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Lyon also talked about bowling against quality Indian batsmen.
“I was happy with the way I bowled in Nagpur and knew the quality I was up against. These guys have played a lot, so knew the challenges,” Lyon said.
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