Nathan Lyon’s tribute to Phil Hughes

Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon held up the ball and tugged his shirt, touching Phil Hughes’ ‘408’ number, after picking up his second fifth wicket haul at Adelaide.

Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon held up the ball and tugged his shirt, touching Phil Hughes’ ‘408’ number, after picking up his second fifth wicket haul at Adelaide.

It has been an emotional past few weeks for Lyon, who was playing for New South Wales on November 25, when Hughes got struck by the short ball at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), which led to his death.

Lyon picked up 12 wickets in the Adelaide Test, as Australia defeated India by 48 runs to go up in the series.

In a touching tribute, Lyon, who was awarded the man-of-the-match, later touched the ‘408’ tribute on the ground in memory of Hughes, after taking the final wicket of Ishant Sharma to claim victory.