IND vs AUS LIVE: Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon took to Tennis during his team’s practice session for the upcoming Test series against India. The Aussies are currently on a four-day training camp at the KSCA Ground in Alur, Karnataka. During one of the net sessions on 5th February, Sunday, Lyon was seen hitting a serve with a Tennis racquet on the cricket pitch. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series between India and Australia will begin on Wednesday, 8th February at Nagpur. Follow IND vs AUS LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
IND vs AUS: WATCH Australia GREATEST off-spinner Nathan Lyon practicing with Tennis racquet on cricket PITCH ahead of crucial India vs Australia series, CHECK out
How do you rate Nathan Lyon’s serve? There’s almost a bit of his bowling action in it #IndvAus pic.twitter.com/EXAgJAaSJe
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) February 5, 2023
The 35-year Lyon was seen standing at the bowlers crease and was hitting a Tennis ball to the other end of the pitch. Posting a video of Lyon’s Tennis serve, journalist Bharat Sudaresan tweeted, “How do you rate Nathan Lyon’s serve? There’s almost a bit of his bowling action in it.”
On spin-friendly tracks in India, Nathan Lyon’s form with the ball is crucial for Australia. The veteran spinner has had success against India by picking up 94 wickets in in 22 Test matches so far. He is Australia’s go-to bowler in the upcoming four-match Test series.
Lyon also has a one-on-one battle against Virat Kohli. He has dismissed Kohli seven times so far. This rivalry is something to look forward to in the upcoming series. Lyon will have assistance from fellow spinners Mitchell Swepson, Ashton Agar and young spinner Todd Murphy, who are all present in the Australian squad for the series.
Meanwhile at Alur, the Australian batters are focusing on practicing against spin bowling. Steve Smith & Co have found a way to tackle Ravichandran Ashwin. Baroda spinner Mahesh Pithiya, who impersonates Ashwin’s bowling action has been called up as a net bowler. By extensively, Pithiya has managed to get the nod of appreciation and constant encouragement from the Australian camp.
Like Australia, Rahul Dravid too has opted to give an intense practice session to the batters against spin. The head coach has brought in a whopping 10 spinners as net bowlers ahead of the first Test match. It includes Washington Sundar, Jayant Yadav, Saurabh Kumar and Rahul Chahar.
India’s Test squad for the first two Tests against Australia: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vc), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav.
Australia Test squad for tour of India: Pat Cummins (captain), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.
IND vs AUS: WATCH Australia GREATEST off-spinner Nathan Lyon practicing with Tennis racquet on cricket PITCH ahead of crucial India vs Australia series, CHECK out
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