Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Test series between India vs Australia will start from February 9. In this series, all eyes are on the fight between Virat Kohli and spinner Nathan Lyon.
IND vs AUS Test, Virat Kohli vs Nathan Lyon: It looks like the Indian team is all set for the first Test series in 2023. Team India will play this series at home. The series will start from February 9 in Nagpur. Rohit Sharma will take charge of the Indian team for the first time in the Test series against Australia. Spin bowlers will play a vital role in this series in India. In such situations, there is a possibility that Australia’s star spinner Nathan Lyon will show the dots for the Indian team. Especially in Test cricket, Virat Kohli has a chance to make Nathan Lyon sweat.
Kohli’s records against Lion?
In Test cricket, Nathan Lyon has bowled a total of 782 balls to Virat Kohli so far. Kohli scored 410 runs at an average of 58.6 and a strike rate of 52.4. During this time, Lion threw a total of 514 dot balls to Kohli. Kohli has the best average against the Lions among the current Indian players.
How many boundaries did Kohli hit?
While playing Test cricket, Kohli hit a total of 36 fours and 2 sixes off the bowling of Nathan Lyon.
How many times did Kohli get out?
So far in Tests, Nathan Lyon has bowled Virat Kohli 7 times. In this, Lion dismissed Kohli thrice in 2013, once in 2014, once in 2017 and twice in 2018. In such circumstances, this time a juicy fight will take place between the two.
Border-Gavaskar Series Schedule
The first Test match will be played from February 9 to February 13 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.
The second Test match will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi from February 17 to February 21.
The third Test match will be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala from March 1 to March 5.
The fourth Test match will be played from March 9 to March 13 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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