The Australian spinner complimented the two India players for their gritty
batting display, saying the duo could easily bat at No.6 for any
Test-playing team.”They Are Not Lower-Order Batters…”: Australia Star Lauds Axar
Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin’s Show
Ravichandran Ashwin (37) and Axar Patel (74) added 114 runs for the eighth
wicket for Ind
Had Nathan Lyon been an India skipper, he would have issued a quick
rebuttal if someone had dared to refer Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin
as lower-order batters. On an interesting second day, Ashwin (37) and Axar
(74) added 114 runs for the eighth wicket after India had slumped to 139/7,
with Lyon taking his 22nd five-wicket haul in Test cricket. The Australian
spinner complimented the two India players for their gritty batting
display, saying the duo could easily bat at No.6 for any Test-playing team.”They are not lower-order (batters). Let’s get that clear. Axar and Ash
could easily bat in the top-six in a few teams in Test cricket around the
world in my eyes. They (India) have a very long top order, let’s just say
that,” said Lyon.
batting display, saying the duo could easily bat at No.6 for any
Test-playing team.”They Are Not Lower-Order Batters…”: Australia Star Lauds Axar
Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin’s Show
Ravichandran Ashwin (37) and Axar Patel (74) added 114 runs for the eighth
wicket for Ind
Had Nathan Lyon been an India skipper, he would have issued a quick
rebuttal if someone had dared to refer Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin
as lower-order batters. On an interesting second day, Ashwin (37) and Axar
(74) added 114 runs for the eighth wicket after India had slumped to 139/7,
with Lyon taking his 22nd five-wicket haul in Test cricket. The Australian
spinner complimented the two India players for their gritty batting
display, saying the duo could easily bat at No.6 for any Test-playing team.”They are not lower-order (batters). Let’s get that clear. Axar and Ash
could easily bat in the top-six in a few teams in Test cricket around the
world in my eyes. They (India) have a very long top order, let’s just say
that,” said Lyon.
