When Virat Kohli’s ‘Federer’ comment left Nathan Lyon bemused | Cricket News – Times of India
Nathan Lyon and Virat Kohli. (AFP Photo by Brenton Edwards/via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Sledging and mind games have been an integral part of Australian cricket folklore almost ever since they started playing the game.And it's also a known fact that the Aussies tend to leave great players alone and try not to sledge as that makes great cricketers only more determined to score big against them.Border-Gavaskar TrophyVirat Kohli is one of those players and over the years he has made sure to score big against the Aussies whenever he has been sledged.Ahead of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, which begins in Perth on November 22, Australian spinner Nathan Lyon recalled a similar battle with Virat during the 2014Test at the Adelaide Oval.In a video shared by Cricket Australia on thei...