Australia all-rounder Ashton Agar is relishing the prospect of bowling on spin-friendly sub-continent wickets throughout the 4 Test sequence towards India in February.
Australia is slated to play 4 Tests and three ODIs throughout its tour of India in February-March.
Agar, who was included in Australia’s squad for the third Test towards South Africa following Cameron Green’s harm, mentioned he all the time dreamt of enjoying red-ball cricket in India.
“It is in my mind,” he was quoted as saying by Sydney Morning Herald.
“I love watching the Test matches over there, and I think playing Test match cricket in India is something I’ve always wanted to do.
“It’s the most exciting cricket to watch on TV because the wickets have been wild recently. They’ve been spinning sideways, and I imagine they’ll spin a fair bit over there as well. It’s a tour I’d love to go on, but we’ll just wait and see what happens.”
Left-arm spinner Agar, who final performed a Test in 2017, has 9 wickets from 4 Tests. From 63 first-class matches, he has an total common of 41.84. He has additionally scored 2271 runs together with three lots of.
The 29-year-old, who scored an excellent 98 batting at No.11 in his Test debut towards England in 2013, mentioned he would like to bat at quantity 7 ought to he be given an opportunity.
“I feel like if I do come in I’ll be batting around that No.7 mark, which is really cool, that responsibility is really nice, it’s something I’ve been doing for Western Australia and I think it’s something that makes you play better to be honest,” Agar mentioned.
“Professional sportsmen enjoy that responsibility, you feel like you have to step up and do that job for the team. If that opportunity came, I’d just give it my best crack.
“Any time you bat in four-day cricket you have time, particularly at No.7, there’s always enough time. All anyone wants is enough time to make 100, that’s every batter’s dream. I got close once, so it would be nice to do that.”