Australia rent rookie spinner Mahesh Pithiya to deal with Ravichandran Ashwin for Border-Gavaskar Trophy

The Pat Cummins’ led Australian cricket workforce has arrived in India for the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which begins on February 09 in Nagpur. The four-match Take a look at collection shall be essential for either side in an effort to affirm their locations within the World Take a look at Championship (WTC) closing.

For the reason that WTC closing is on the road, the vacationers are additionally leaving no stone unturned when it comes to preparations for the 4-match red-ball battle. The spinners are going to play a significant function, and due to this fact, the probabilities of the Aussies shining within the Assessments might probably relaxation on the style wherein the visiting batters deal with the Indian tweakers.

The largest problem for the Australians can be of Ravichandran Ashwin, who shall be deadly in his dwelling situations. Paying attention to that, the touring social gathering have roped in Mahesh Pithiya to deal with Ashwin’s spin risk. Notably, Australia’s final two Take a look at excursions of India have been forgettable as they suffered a humbling 4-0 whitewash in 2013, adopted by a 2-1 defeat on their subsequent journey 4 years later in 2017.

In an try and deal with the spin, particularly the problem towards Ashwin, Australia have arrange a camp on the KSCA floor in Alur on the outskirts of Bengaluru and picked Pithiya, a right-arm off-spinner whose motion is similar to Ashwin. Pithiya has performed 4 First Class and 1 T20 match for Baroda.

In a video which is doing the rounds on social media, Pithiya may be seen bowling to Australian batting maestro Steve Smith. The Aussie vice-captain was additionally heard saying, “well-bowled, mate”. Even Australian opener Matthew Renshaw exclaimed, “this man bowls similar to Ashwin” from the adjoining internet.

Right here is the video:

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Steve Smith practiced Mahesh Pithiya bowling who’s a fairly comparable bowler like Ashwin. #BorderGavaskarTrophy#INDvsAUS #INDvAUSpic.twitter.com/BVVadbk6RV

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