#4 Nathan Lyon
Nathan Lyon is Australia’s greatest off-spinner to have played for the national side. The tall off-spinner has the ability to extract turn and bounce from the flat bouncy Australian pitches. One of the major success factors of Nathan Lyon is his ability to turn the ball immediately from Day 1 of the Test matches in Australia whereas it has been difficult for other spinners to do so.
He has been doing this so consistently since the start of this decade and taking wickets acting as a perfect support bowler for the thunderous trio. The 80 Test experienced spinner has picked up 318 wickets at a respectable bowling average of 32.21 in his illustrious career so far.
He is the leading wicket-taker for the team in 2018 so far has picked 32 wickets in 7 tests. Also, he was the leading wicket-taker in 2017 where he picked 63 wickets in just 11 matches at an astonishing bowling average of 23.56.
Nathan Lyon had tormented the Indian batting lineup in India’s previous tour Down Under. He acted as a wrecker in chief of the batting lineup in Adelaide in the first test posing questions on India’s ability to play the turning ball on flat Australian pitches.
He is undoubtedly one of the best off-spinners in Test cricket in the world at the moment. It is his ability to extract a considerable amount of turn from the pitch with his tall height that makes him a special bowler in the Aussie bowling line-up.
These fabulous four bowlers bowling together against India will definitely be a treat to watch for all the fans in the world and truly a sight to behold. The site will definitely be one to cherish for the ages.
Follow IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates, News & Biddings at Sportskeeda. Get the fastest updates on Mega-Auction and cricket news