Australia defeated West Indies by 10 wickets in the first Test match played at Adelaide Oval. In this match, all the players from Australia performed very well and played an important role in the victory of their team. Talking about the West Indies team, they failed to bat well against the Australian trio of Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc.

Recently, former West Indies batsman Brian Lara played the ball at a speed of more than 90+ MPH during a nets session and he played strong shots on it. Let us tell you, Brian Lara is currently a part of Fox Cricket commentary team. Presently Brian Lara is 54 years old but despite that he played the ball at a speed of almost 90 MPH and hit cover drives on it.

Not only this, he said about his batting technique, ‘I am a little premeditated. This gives me some time for the next ball. I can understand which ball the bowler will bowl next? This does not mean that I will try to play drives on the shorter ball but I will get to know about my way of playing.

Lara further said, ‘That’s why I try to read the bowlers so that I know what their next ball will be. If the ball comes to me at a speed of 90+ MPH, I will be fully prepared to play it.

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The former West Indies batsman further said, ‘I think it is a mental battle as to which ball the bowler will bowl next. If Brett Lee is bowling then I know that he will definitely get two short balls to play in his over. It is not so easy for any batsman to hit every ball hard because you are playing against the best bowlers in the world. Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis will want to bowl well against you and trouble you.

At present, the first test match between the two teams has ended and now the second test is starting from January 25 in Brisbane. After the Test match, a three-match ODI and three-match T20 series will be played between the two teams.