In five words, Nathan Lyon conveyed to Cheteshwar Pujara the angst of an entire nation. No one faced half as many deliveries as Pujara; Usman Khawaja dealt with the most, a meagre 592. Like Lyon, Aussie skipper Tim Paine summed the agony of bowling at Pujara: “There was no lack of trying. When you convert the balls faced by Pujara into overs, he stayed at the crease for an equivalent of 210 overs. Batsmen like Pujara drain the bowlers’ confidence without the bowler even realising that he’s getting drained,” he observed.

Source: Indian Express January 08, 2019 19:04 UTC