New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin lavished praise on young Australian batter Cooper Connolly, drawing parallels between his off-side play and legendary Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh. Connolly played a mature, unbeaten knock of 61 off 53 balls to guide Australia to a thrilling two-wicket win over India in the second ODI in Adelaide on Thursday, sealing the series 2-0 with one match still to play.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said Connolly's stroke play reminded him of a young Yuvraj Singh during his early days in international cricket.

"There is not much experience in this Australian batting line-up, yet they showed so much strength that they proved to the world that the next generation of batt...