WATCH: Shami’s bouncer hits Lyon in the head

Dixit Bhargav | 17/12/2018
Shami's bouncer hits Lyon

Shami’s bouncer hits Lyon: The Indian fast bowler bowled a real nasty delivery to Australian tail-ender.

During the fourth day of the second Test of the ongoing India’s tour of Australia at Perth, India fast bowler Mohammad Shami bowled a real nasty bouncer to Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon.

The line and length of the ball was so apt that it hit the batsman in the head after he failed in his attempt to play the pull shot. With the ball hitting the grill of Lyon’s helmet, there was an initial worry as India captain Virat Kohli rushed to the batsman to check if he’s fine.

Fortunately for him, Lyon didn’t get injured. The physio of the Australian team immediately rushed to the ground to check on his opener. It is the process these days that physios take a minor concussion test when the batsman is hit on his head just to make sure that there is no major trouble.

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It all happened on the fourth delivery of the 87th over. After a brief delay, Lyon was ready to face the next ball. Apparently, it turned out to be his last for the innings as lack of room forced him to slash a incoming short delivery to Hanuma Vihari at deep point. Lyon ended up scoring 5 (10) with the help of one four.

The dismissal also saw Shami registering his career-best bowling figures of 24-8-56-6. In which is his fourth five-wicket haul in Test cricket, it is the first time that he had picked six wickets in an innings. Shami was brutal after the lunch as he picked up three wickets in quick succession to dent back the hosts.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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