India vs Ausralia: Watching loads of R Ashwin footage earlier than India tour drove my spouse mad, says Nathan Lyon

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023: Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon stated he definitely has room for enchancment and that he has not shied away from studying from his modern, R Ashwin.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 15, 2023 13:14 IST

Watching loads of Ashwin footage earlier than India tour drove my spouse mad: Lyon (AFP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon stated he loves the method of repeatedly studying from his contemporaries and watching movies of R Ashwin’s variations earlier than he departed for India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test collection definitely helped him. Lyon stated he’s conscious of his strengths and that he and Ashwin are fully totally different bowlers, however he was keen to be taught from the Indian off-spinner.

Nathan Lyon and R Ashwin have been in contrast very often prior to now as they’ve earned the popularity of being two of the most effective off-spinners going round. Lyon has been a pillar of the Australian bowling unit at dwelling and away through the years and he had the accountability of doing the majority of the work on the guests’ ‘last frontier’.

Speaking to Star Sports, Lyon stated he watched movies of R Ashwin bowling a lot in order that he even managed to tick off his spouse.

“I’m not going to pin myself against Ash. I think the way Ashwin has gone about it has been remarkable and his record speaks for himself. To be honest, I am a totally different bowler from Ash. Have I have sat down and watched a lot of footage of Ashwin before coming over here? Yes, a 100 percent. I’ve spent a lot of time sitting at home in front of the laptop, driving my wife mad,” Lyon stated.

“It’s all about learning. The best thing about this game is that we are constantly learning, trying to grow and get better by watching your opposition and that’s one of the biggest learning curves,” he added.

HE HAS TAUGHT ME A LOT: LYON

Lyon and Ashwin are in a race as they’re neck-to-neck within the listing of all-time wicket-takers. The Australian off-spinner has 461 wickets in 116 Tests, 4 greater than Ashwin, who went previous the 450-wicket mark within the first Test in Nagpur.

Lyon additionally has 95 wickets in Tests in opposition to Australia, essentially the most by an Australian within the elite listing.

Notably, Ashwin made an early assertion within the much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy, choosing up 8 wickets, together with a seocnd-innings -wicket haul in Nagpur. India rode on R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja’s heroics with the ball to decimate Australia by an innings and 132 runs and take a 1-0 lead.

Meanwhile, Lyon heaped reward on Ashwin, saying the off-spinner has all the time been eager to share data with him regardless of all the skin talks a couple of rivalry between the 2 spinners.

“There’s a lot of talk. Lots he has taught me about. Sitting down and speaking to him, there’s been a lot that he’s taught me and that’s just not for here but even in Australia. There’s a couple of skillsets that Ash has which I would like to develop. That’s why I feel like I can still get better. So that’s what’s driving me,” he stated.

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Feb 15, 2023