2024-08-20 06:43:25
Although the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is to start after 3 months, the Kangaroo players have started preparing for this series. While captain Pat Cummins has taken a long break so that he can return fully refreshed, on the other hand other players have also started preparing to compete with the Indian team. However, the Australian team is more afraid of any other player than Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill.
Kangaroos are in fear of this player
Yes, that player is none other than young Indian batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal. According to veteran spinner Nathan Lyon, he will prove to be a big challenge for the Australian bowlers in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Jaiswal is ranked 8th in the ICC Test rankings and has been one of the most consistent performers in red-ball cricket since his international debut. He is expected to be the opening partner with Rohit Sharma in the Australian series starting on November 22.
The condition of the British was made bad, 712 runs were scored
Jaiswal started his Test career with a century in his debut Test against the West Indies last year and performed brilliantly in the five-match Test series against England, scoring 712 runs. He became the second Indian player after Sunil Gavaskar to score more than 700 runs in a Test series.
Nathan Lyon explains why he is in awe of Yashasvi
Lyon said that he had seen Jaiswal closely during the England Test, during which he found his batting amazing. Lyon said in an interview- I have not met him (Jaiswal) yet, but it will be a big challenge for all of us bowlers. He said- The way he (Jaiswal) played against England, I saw it very closely and I thought it was quite brilliant.
Took help from this English spinner
The Australian legend revealed that he had some conversations with Tom Hartley about how he tried to beat the Indian batsmen, which he found interesting. He said- I had some very good conversations with Tom Hartley (England left-arm spinner) about how he played differently with different players, which I found quite interesting. However, it is possible that the conversation with Hartley worked for him, but it did not work for England.
India has won 4 consecutive Border Gavaskar Trophy
It is noteworthy that since winning the 2014-15 Border-Gavaskar series 2-0, Australia has lost the next four series against India. The Kangaroos have surrendered before two teams led by Virat Kohli (2016-17, 2018-19), Ajinkya Rahane (2021) and Rohit Sharma (2023).