He has been part of Australia’s camp as a help bowler for the month of February. But greater than dismissing Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne on a number of events throughout his weeklong stint to date, offspinner Mahesh Pithiya had “the best moment” of his cricket profession on Tuesday.
After all, the younger Baroda spinner, who has cloned his motion on R. Ashwin, met the grasp himself on the VCA Stadium on Tuesday. “I was desperate to meet him and knew it would happen today since it was the first time both the camps were training at the same venue,” Pithiya advised Sportstar.
“Nathan (Lyon) took me up to Ashwin and I was kind of speechless for a moment. I was thrilled when he mentioned me on his YouTube channel but to actually meet him was like being over the moon. The best moment of my career so far.”
So what precisely did he and Ashwin talk about about? “He just asked me to keep working hard, but more importantly he wanted to know how are the Australians batting against spin. I just passed on all my observations because after all dil hai Hindustani (I am an Indian),” he signed off.
Having made his First Class debut for Baroda earlier this season, the younger spinner shall be motivated after his idol’s pep-talk.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com