Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Spinner Lyon wary of Rohit, Kohli and Pant

Veteran Australian spinner Nathan Lyon has identified Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant as the three “big ones” to watch out for in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series. The five-Test series between India and Australia gets underway Down Under from November 22. Lyon also warned that the visitors have an “amazing line-up”, making things challenging for the hosts.

“Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant are probably going to be the three really big ones. But then, you’ve still got (Yashasvi) Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, (Ravindra) Jadeja,” he said.

However, Lyon was confident that if the Australians delivered as a bowling unit over an extended period, it would be beneficial for them. “It’s a pretty amazing line-up they’ve got, so it’s going to be a massive challenge. As I said, if we, as a bowling group, are good enough for long periods, hopefully, we can challenge their defence,” he said.