The Australian cricket team, which is touring India, is playing a 4-match Border-Gavaskar Cup Test series. Having secured a place in the 2023 Test Championship final in London this July, the team will be looking to beat India, who have beaten them at home for the first time in their history in the last two series, this time on their home soil.
But Australia failed to show lip service in the first match in Nagpur, accusing India of deliberately setting up a spin-friendly pitch to win at the crossroad before batting. Especially the team which was all out for less than 177 and 91 runs in 2 innings suffered a miserable defeat by an innings and 132 runs difference. On the other hand, India, who accumulated 400 runs at the same ground, performed perfectly in both the batting and bowling departments and belied the accusations of the Australians.
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So, Australia is forced to prove that they are the number one team in the world by winning the next match in Delhi and leveling the series. Australian spinner Nathan Lyon, who like Ashwin has taken experience and 450+ wickets earlier, has performed brilliantly against the Indian team many times in history despite faltering in the first match.
Especially in the early stages of his career, he has bowled out the legendary Sachin Tendulkar and has only bowled out Virat Kohli 7 times since 2014. But Nathan Lion has said that he has faced the feeling of hating the entire fans many times when they are celebrated as India’s heroes, especially when they are out on Indian soil.
Here is what he talked about in a recent interview: “When you come to bowl against Virat Kohli, it feels like the whole country is coming against you. Also if you succeed or get out against him you will become the most hated cricketer in the world very soon. I have faced those situations especially when I played against Sachin Tendulkar many years ago.”
“Currently Virat Kohli has been the best player in the world for a long time. He has always had the ability to consistently perform at a high standard. So I consider it an honor to compete against someone of his caliber. I’ve always loved competing against the best in the world. In that sense, Virat Kohli has given me many challenges in the last several years,” he said.
It is common for Indian fans to hate bowlers like Sachin when they are dismissed by the opposition. Especially one time in Kolkata when Sachin was run out in an improper way, the entire fans in the stadium walked out and protested against Pakistan.
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Similarly, when he bowls against Virat Kohli now, Nathan Lyon has openly spoken that he can clearly feel the hatred of his many fans around the world. However, he said that it was a challenge and a great honor to bowl against a player of his caliber.