Mahesh Pithiya could not hide his excitement at meeting Ravichandran Ashwin and receiving a surprise gesture from Virat Kohli.
Even though the youngster revealed how he outwitted champion batter, Steve Smith, on the first day itself.
R Ashwin will unquestionably be one of Australia’s greatest threats in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against India beginning on Thursday.
Australia has also sought assistance from Mahesh Pithiya, also known as the clone of “Ashwin,” in order to improve their ability to compete with the spin king. Australia selected Mahesh, 21.
As one of their traveling net bowlers because of his striking resemblance to Ashwin—more specifically, his actions.
Mahesh, who has been in the spotlight for the past week, had a dream come true on Tuesday when he met his “idol” at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur during the teams’ practice sessions.
Mahesh could not hide his excitement at meeting Ashwin and receiving a surprise gesture from Virat Kohli.
Even though the youngster revealed how he outwitted champion batter, Steve Smith, on the first day itself.
“On the first day, I had gotten Smith out five to six times in the nets.” My idol bestowed blessings upon me today.
My dream has always been to bowl like him. I asked for his blessings and touched his feet as I met him as he entered the nets. He gave me a big hug before asking me why I was bowling to the Australians.
Mahesh told PTI that Virat Kohli also smiled at me, gave me a thumbs up, and wished him luck.
Mahesh, who was not sold at the IPL auction in December, claims that his current objective is to secure a spot in Baroda’s Ranji Trophy team.
Mahesh, like his mentor, has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. He admitted that training with Smith, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, and other Australians has changed the game for him.
It’s been a pleasure to collaborate with this Australian team. At Australia nets, I mostly bow to Steve Smith. He didn’t specifically ask me to bowl.
Mahesh even got some helpful advice from Nathan Lyon. The young spinner wants to take in as much advice, knowledge, and advice as possible as long as he stays in Delhi for the second Test.
“Lyon first asked me to demonstrate my grip and describe how I roll my fingers. He also explained where my left front leg should land and how I can increase my revs (rotation) on the ball.