Who is Ravichandran Ashwin's duplicate who is roped in by Australia for Border-Gavaskar Trophy?

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The Australian team is gearing up for the Border-Gavaskar Test series against India which is set to start from February 9.

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Australia have roped in Ravichandran Ashwin's duplicate to train on India spin-friendly pitches. Let's know about him.

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Ashwin's duplicate bowler's name is Mahesh Pithiya who is an off-spinner and hails from Baroda.

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21-year-old Mahesh has played First-Class cricket for Baroda. He made his debut in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season in which he has snared 8 wickets in 4 matches.

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The coaching staff of the Australian team spotted Pithiya's bowling for the first time on Instagram, upon which he was called to Bangalore.

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Mahesh is currently staying in the same hotel in Bangalore in which the Australian team is staying.

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Mahesh is originally from Junagadh in Gujarat.He didn't have access to TV in his childhood. Later, he shifted to Baroda to pursue his cricket.

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Pithiya, interestingly, didn't see Ashwin bowl until the age of 11. He got to watch him for the first time in 2013 India-West Indies series.

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Even before watching Ashwin, Mahesh was bowling with Ashwin-like bowling action. Due to this, his friends started calling him Ashwin.

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The Pathan brothers helped Mahesh to get a foothold in cricket. Yusuf Pathan keeps a close watch on his training.

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While training with the Australian Team, Mahesh was seen dodging Steve Smith several times and he also got the star batter's scalp.

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