Lion and lion face to face, great battle of spin

New DelhiIf there is a Test series in Australia and there is a discussion on spin bowlers, you will also feel a bit strange. In this time’s Border Gavaskar Trophy, two spin kings will be seen playing a big role for their respective teams. We are talking about R Ashwin and Nathan Lyon. The answer to the question of who is better among the two bowlers will also be found in this series.

This time, Nathan Lyon is expected to play an important role in the upcoming five-Test Border-Gavaskar series against India. It is also expected that he/she will play all five Test matches. In the current era, Lyon with 530 Test wickets and Ashwin with 536 wickets are the two most lethal spinners in the world.

spin battle

Ashwin had recently left Lyon behind in terms of Test wickets. Ashwin could not perform impressively in the home Test series against New Zealand, but he/she is expected to perform better in Australia. Both bowlers have experience of playing more than 100 tests and there are many similarities in their bowling. For example, both the bowlers made their debut together in the year 2011 and the race to take wickets had started since then.

Expert opinion

Comparing the two legendary spinners Ashwin and Lyon, former South African spinner Paul Adams said that the Australian off-spinner is a more complete bowler than the Indian spinner. Adams says that Lion has the ability to trouble batsmen on pitches around the world. “I still think Nathan Lyon has a more complete game than Ashwin in terms of competing in the subcontinent and in Australia or South Africa,” said Adams, who took 134 wickets in 45 Test matches for South Africa. Ashwin has a carrom ball that can spin the ball in opposite directions, but Lyon is a player who has bowled with a lot of over-spin. This provides challenge to the batsmen. One thing is clear that the competition between the two spinners will be much more exciting than the exciting clash between the teams.

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