Nathan Lyon's Burning Desire to Settle Unfinished Business Against India in BGT 2024-25

Veteran spinner Nathan Lyon acknowledges that the current Australian team is a work in progress, but he believes they are on the right path to greatness. Lyon sees the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India as a critical step in their journey, viewing a victory over the Asian giants as a significant milestone. Australia's last triumph in the BGT series against India dates back to the 2014-2015 season, with the team facing four consecutive defeats since then. India, led by Virat Kohli, made history by becoming the first Asian team to conquer Australia on their home soil in the 2018-19 series, and they repeated their success with another impressive victory in 2020-21. Lyon and his teammates are determined to turn the tide and are gearing up for a tough challenge against a formidable Indian team. They are focused on reclaiming the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and showcasing their potential to the world.

Lyon, who is widely regarded as one of the best off-spinners of modern-day cricket, admitted that not winning a series against India in Tests has been unfinished business for him and Australia in the past decade.

"It's been 10 years of unfinished business. It's been a long time. I know I'm extremely hungry to turn things around and make sure we get that trophy back, that's for sure," Lyon told AAP.

Since winning the 2014-15 Border-Gavaskar 2-0, Australia have lost the next four series against India -- two to Virat Kohli's side (2016-17, 2018-19), Ajinkya Rahane (2021) and Rohit Sharma (2023).

Lyon also opened up on his approach when a series ends as he tends to find the areas where there is a scope for improvement for him.

"I often reflect on a lot of series and where we potentially could have done better, even when we win series. I feel that's incredibly important in your learning, to be able to sit back and reflect and understand what you did well and what you didn't do well," Lyon added in the same interaction.

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The 36-year-old, who has 530 wickets from 129 Tests, asserted that the current Australian team is looking to do some things differently to move ahead in their journey of becoming a great side.

"There's a few things that I feel like we can do (differently). I feel like we're a different team to a couple of years ago and on a journey to becoming a great Australian cricket team. We're definitely not there, but we're along that journey," Lyon concluded.

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