Image Source : TWITTER File picture of Nathan Lyon (left) with Ajinkya Rahane.
Ajinkya Rahane’s 112 within the Boxing Day Test victory will stay memorable for the Indian cricket followers for the sheer class the batsman executed in opposition to the world class bowling of the Aussies at their very own den. Helping his facet put over 300 on the board, Rahane leaked runs out of pacers and spinners alike whereas stitching a vital 121-run stand for the sixth wicket with Ravindra Jadeja, who contributed with a half-century of his personal.
Australia’s sole common spinner for the Test, Nathan Lyon acknowledged that Rahane acquired the higher of him on the day and the 33-year-old off spinner has chalk out plans to take care of the stand-in Indian skipper.
“He is, obviously, a world-class batter which, obviously, helps with everything. I think his patience that he shows out in the crease, he doesn’t seem to get flustered too much, he doesn’t buy into any sledging or any conversation out there in the middle. He is a pretty calm and collected batter,” Lyon mentioned.
“He is standing up [as a leader] at the moment so I know we will have our plans ready to, hopefully, combat him come the SCG Test.”
“I think Rahane played me extremely well in Melbourne so I know I have already come up with a couple of different plans for him and a few different guys, so I am looking forward to putting them in place,” Lyon instructed reporters on Monday.
Lyon, who at first of the sequence claimed they’ve the very best bowling line-up on the earth, exuded confidence in Oz bowling regardless of loss within the second Test saying there have been loads of positives they took from Melbourne.
“To be honest with you, I think we have been pretty happy with our bowling as a squad. To take 20 wickets quite quickly in Adelaide and then to be challenged a little bit in Melbourne and to stay there and keep creating chances was a positive, so we are very confident as a bowling group,” he mentioned.
