08 February,2023 07:42 AM IST | Nagpur | PTI
Steve Smith
Australia vice-captain Steve Smith may have done a week's simulation of Ravichadran Ashwin's doppleganger Mahesh Pithiya but he is not overthinking about the star India spinner's impact in the Border Gavaskar Trophy beginning here on Thursday.
Australian batters have been focussed on tackling the spin threat and there is a team of Indian net bowlers who is helping the visitors prepare for the Test series.
"There has been many off-spinners we played and Mahesh is one of them. He bowls a similar style [to that] of Ashwin. We are not overthinking things. Ash is a quality bowler but we have the tools in our kit bag to counter that," Smith told the media.
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