Australia's BGT Star, Once Curator At India's 36 All Out Venue, Labels Adelaide Pitch As "Best"

Ahead of the pink-ball, day-night Adelaide Test against India, Australia's ace spinner Nathan Lyon expects the Adelaide Oval wicket to spin and called it the "best cricket wicket in the world". Lyon, who was once an assistant curator at the Adelaide Oval, will be aiming to conquer the Adelaide pitch as Australia seeks their best chance of fighting back against India in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series with the pink-ball, day-night Test taking place. Having a record of 11 wins and a loss in pink-ball Tests, Aussies would be no doubt fired up to turn the tables after a 295-run loss at Perth.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Lyon said that Adelaide is his favourite venue and he expects it to favour spinners, pacers and batters alike.

"I love Adelaide. Adelaide's my favourite venue. So I love playing cricket here. I think the whole atmosphere here with the crowds, the whole town, the whole city and then with the pitch here and the conditions here, I really enjoy bowling here for the spin and bounce. So red ball, pink ball, white ball. I just love playing cricket here," he said.

"Red ball, white ball, pink ball, it is exactly the same. Not overly challenging. I think it is a great venue to play spin. I think what Damien (Hough, head curator) does here is he produces a great wicket that has got enough in it and it is challenging for both bat and ball."

"If you are good enough with the bat, you will score runs. If you are good enough with the ball, you will hopefully create a few chances along your way. So I think this is probably the best cricket wicket in the world, if I am being honest with you. So I am expecting it to be pretty helpful for spin and bowling as well," he added.

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