Star Australian spinner Nathan Lyon has predicted a 5-0 whitewash against India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy later this year. The Aussies
failed to win against India in a Test series since 2014, even losing successive series on home soil. While most pundits and fans expect a closely contested affair between them, Lyon has backed Australia to defeat India dominantly and ruthlessly this time as well.

“It’s been 10 years since we have won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. I started thinking about this series when England were over in India, watching them to go about it. I love the game and I will watch a decent Test match but I have eyes on this series for a long time now. My prediction is 5-0 to Australia,” Nathan Lyon told Alyssa Healy on the ‘Willow Talk’ podcast

However, Lyon had recently named Yashasvi Jaiswal the next Indian superstar and the match-up between the two will be interesting as well. The off-spinner has had fascinating battles with the talented Indian left-hand batter Rishabh Pant, and Jaiswal is also built of the same mould as well.

“I had a really good chat with Tom Hartley, just about the way he went about it, when Jaiswal went after him. That’s something I picked up from him. Will Sarfaraz come over here or will it be Rahul? They got a side full of superstars. We need big runs. We need the guys, who are talented enough to get the hundred. The likes of Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, and Travis Head, all the top order. I don’t want 101 or 107, I want 180 and 200,” Nathan Lyon concluded.