While India went into the match with an extra pacer in form of Umesh Yadav, Australia played their lone spinner Nathan Lyon in the match.
Skipper Virat Kohli on December 18 said the thought of having a spinner for the second Test against Australia never crossed his mind as he believed India’s four-pronged pace attack would do the job. India lost the match by 146 runs.
The visitors were outdone by a second successive eight-wicket haul by off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who was adjudged the man-of-the-match, on a pitch that favoured the seamers.
“When we looked at the pitch, we didn’t think about the (Ravindra) Jadeja option. We thought four quicks would be enough,” said Kohli after India were bowled out for a paltry 140 in their second innings on the fifth and final day.
“Nathan Lyon bowled really well. We never thought about the spin option to be honest.”
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