Why Nathan Lyon's obsession with Ravichandran Ashwin drove wife 'mad'

Maheesh Pithiya, an Indian spinner with an action similar to Ashwin's, in the nets, but that didn't work as such for them either.Australia lost the match by a huge margin - an innings and 132 runs - with Indian spinners taking 16 out of 20 Australian wickets in the match. Ashwin picked up three wickets in the first innings and then claimed a five-for in the second and took his overall tally to 457 wickets in Tests.

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Australia spinner Nathan Lyon, in a conversation with Star Sports, revealed that he had been studying Ashwin a lot ahead of the Test series. He watched his bowling videos and some match-winning spells. In fact he watched these videos so much that it irked his wife.

“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 itself,” Lyon said.

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“To be honest, I am a totally different bowler to Ash. Have I sat down and watched a lot of footage of Ashwin before coming over here? Yes, 100 percent. I’ve spent a lot of time sitting at home in front of the laptop, driving my wife mad. It’s all about learning. The