The much-anticipated four-match Test series between India and Australia is set to get underway with the first match in Nagpur from February 9. The Pat Cummins-led side is preparing for the Test assignment in a unique manner, after having rejected the proposal to play a practice match. To counter the Ravichandran Ashwin threat in the Test series, the Australian batters have been practicing against the off-spinner’s “duplicate” Maheesh Pithiya, who was flown to Bengaluru by the visitors, to bowl as a net bowler.
In a video shared by cricket.com.au, Pithiya was seen bowling to the Aussie batters.
Former India opener Wasim Jaffer, however, took a dig at Australia, saying that the series hasn’t even started and Ashwin is already giving the visitors sleepless nights.
“First Test is five days away and @ashwinravi99 is already inside Aus head,” Jaffer reposted the video.
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh had an interesting take on the same.
He shared a picture of a pitch, with a caption: “This the main thing they have in their head”.
This the main thing they have in their head https://t.co/5hepKjSAiU pic.twitter.com/eGWddhE5FU — Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) February 4, 2023
Since arriving in India, Australia have also been practicing on worn pitches — surfaces that are expected to be offered to them during the four-match Test series.
Pictures of the training pitch had gone viral on social media with netizens being amazed at the length Australia has gone to prep
