Rohit has missed the limited overs leg of the tour and testing in Adelaide and Melbourne due to injury, so Rohit has joined an upbeat Indian team for the last two matches and Lyon is aware of the threat that can. represent the batter with his wide range of strokes. .
“Obviously, Rohit Sharma is one of the best players in the world, so it will be a great challenge for us bowlers, but we are going to show our way, we love to challenge ourselves,” Lyon said at a press conference. virtual.
“He (Rohit) is a great addition to the Indian side, so it will be interesting to see who they leave out.
“But we will have our plans ready for Rohit and hopefully we can get through it well and early, but respecting how good Rohit is as a cricketer,” added Lyon, who is about to play his 100th Test.
Rohit has been appointed vice-captain of India for the remaining two events after he missed the first two while recovering from an injury sustained during the IPL.
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Lyon said one of the patrons of India Ajinkya rahaneHis strengths are that he doesn’t indulge in sledding or conversations with opposition bowlers while he’s in the middle.
“He (Rahane) is obviously a world-class hitter, which obviously helps with everything. I think the patience he shows on the crease, he doesn’t seem (frustrated) much.”
“He (Rahane) doesn’t buy any sleds or any conservation in between, he’s pretty laid-back and a collective hitter (for the) opposition, so he offers a few different things.
“… But he is obviously the leader of India at the moment as Virat (Kohli) is not here so he is on his feet right now and I know we will have our plans ready to fight him hopefully in the SCG test “. he said.
Lyon also had words of praise for his Indian counterpart Ravichandran ashwin and he said the Tamil Nadu off-spinner has thrown quite a bit straighter than the Australian hitter and they had no answer to that.
“Yes, Ashwin is playing very well. He is a world class spinner and I have said that throughout my entire career. He has thrown a pretty straight line towards our hitters, who haven’t come up with a plan so far.
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“I think they will come up with one of them and counter Ashwin’s plan in Sydney,” said Lyon, who has 394 sites from 94 tests.
“But he (Ashwin) is a world class bowler and what you expect, he has a decent record around the world, so kudos to him,” added the Australian.
Lyon also stated that he has come up with “a couple of different plans” for Rahane, who achieved a 112 on the Melbourne Test.
“I think (Ajinkya) Rahane played me extremely well in Melbourne, so I know I’m going to come up with a couple different plans for him and a few different guys, so I’m really looking forward to putting them in place.
“But to be honest with you, we’ve been pretty precise with our bowling alley, as a squad to take 20 wickets pretty quickly in Adelaide, but then we challenged a bit in Melbourne.
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“But staying there and continuing to create opportunities was a positive thing. So we are very confident as a bowling group and I know personally that I have a few different plans to implement.”
According to the 33-year-old Lyon, Indian hitters have always tried to attack him.
“I think they (the Indian hitters) have played me pretty similar. In every series I face against India, they try to be quite offensive,” he said.
Currently, the series is tied 1-1 with Australia winning the first Pink-Ball match in Adelaide and India emerging triumphant in Melbourne.
The third test will be broadcast live on Sony Six, Sony Ten 1 and Sony 3 starting January 7.
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