Australian spinner Nathan Lyon believes that the current Indian side touring Australia is more “chirpy” than previous Indian teams that have visited their shores.
Lyon revealed that during the first Test in Perth, young Yashasvi Jaiswal sledged him on the field.
Lyon said, “Especially when young Yashasvi Jaiswal told me, ‘You are a legend, but you’re old.’ He said that to me while I was bowling.”
The panellists of the SEN podcast remarked that it was brave of Yashasvi Jaiswal to sledge while batting. They opined that sledging as a fielder is common, but doing so as a batter requires remarkable audacity.
When asked if he had ever taken Jaiswal’s wicket, Lyon responded, “No, he said that to me when he was around 120 runs. All good fun.”
Lyon replied to Jaiswal’s sledge with, “I appreciate it, mate, but I don’t feel that old.”
When asked whose wicket he would prefer to take, Virat Kohli’s or Jaiswal’s, Lyon quipped, “Both.”
After being dismissed for a duck in the first innings of the Perth Test, Jaiswal bounced back brilliantly, smashing the Australian bowlers all over the park to score 161 runs in the second innings. KL Rahul and Jaiswal stitched together a record 200-run opening partnership, which completely pushed Australia out of contention in the series opener.
The 22 year old was also heard sledging Australian pacer Mitchell Starc, telling him, “It’s coming too slow.”
India enters the Adelaide Test, beginning December 6, with a boost of confidence after their resounding victory in the first Test. Jasprit Bumrah’s exceptional bowling and captaincy were key to their success.
India currently leads the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series 1-0. This follows their impressive 295-run win in Perth. Adelaide will host the second Test, a day-night match, starting Friday.