India vs Australia: 'Ashwin is already inside their heads,' Wasim Jaffer takes dig after Aussies train with 'duplicate'

India and Australia have begun their final preparations for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which comprises four Tests.

The Indian unit kicked off their practice session on Friday at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur where both teams will square off for the first match on 9 February.

On the other hand, the visiting side chose the KSCA ground in Alur, Bengaluru as their training ground. There, the Aussies were preparing themselves on custom-made tracks in order to get familiar with the Indian conditions.

The visitors assigned Maheesh Pithiya as their net bowler, owing to the fact that the young spinner’s bowling action has a strong resemblance to that of India’s star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, as revealed by Cricket Australia on Friday. They decided to bat against Prithiya in an effort to understand Ashwin’s special carrom ball and off-break deliveries.

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Reacting to the Aussies’ approach, former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer took a dig at the visitors and noted on his personal Twitter handle, “First Test is five days away and Ashwin is already inside Australia’s head.”

First Test is five days away and @ashwinravi99 is already inside Aus head