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He is something very, very special: Steve O'Keefe on Todd Murphy making Test debut in Nagpur

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He Is Something Very, Very Special: Steve O'Keefe On Todd Murphy Making Test Debut In Nagpur

By IANS News February 09, 2023 • 13:33 PM View: 642

New Delhi, Feb 9, Former Australia left-arm spinner Steve O'Keefe is excited about the prospect of off-spinner Todd Murphy making his Test debut against India at the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in VCA Stadium, Nagpur.

On Thursday morning, Murphy, 22, was revealed as the 465th men's Test player for Australia, with premier off-spinner Nathan Lyon handing him his Baggy Green as the visitors' picked two off-spinners in their playing eleven for the first time in 35 years.

TAGS India vs Australia Todd Murphy Steve O'Keefe

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