Watched closely how Jadeja and Ashwin use the crease: Kuhnemann
Australian bowler Matthew Kuhnemann showing the ball after scalping 5 wickets against India on the first day of the 3rd Test Match at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Wednesday, March 01, 2023. Also seen is Nathan Lyon (2L) who took 3 wickets.
| Photo Credit: Moorthy R V
Cricketing tales often hang on slender threads. Journeying to India, Matthew Kuhnemann was not the first-choice left-arm spinner for Australia. That position went to Ashton Agar who was considered the second spinner in the Australian team behind Nathan Lyon. How things changed! The 26-year-old Kuhnemann, with just over 30 First Class wickets, leapfrogged over Agar in Australia’s practice sessions.
The think-tank too felt Kuhnemman’s quicker variety of left-arm spin was better suited to these wickets. Kuhnem...