India's R Ashwin is a better off-spinner than Nathan Lyon because the Australian's strike rate since the start of 2018 is below par and he gets hit through on-side by right-handers which shouldn't happen, said former Australia captain Ian Chappell.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I think Ashwin is a better bowler than Nathan Lyon. Have a look at Nathan Lyon's strike rate, you are talking in the 70s and I am going back to 2018," said Chappell.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Since 2018, Lyon has taken 113 wickets in 27 Test matches with a strike rate of 72.5 and an average of 33.43. Although he has six five-wicket hauls, as many as four of them have come against two teams -- India and New Zealand. His only 10-wicket haul has come against the Kiwis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lyon's strike rate (85.8) against India has been worse than his rate against others in this phase.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I think runs get scored through the onside when he (Nathan Lyon) is bowling to the right-handers and that really just shouldn't happen. Yes, he is a fine bowler but I think Ashwin is a better bowler," Chappell said on espncricinfo.com.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lyon, who has played 100 Test matches, is just one short of 400 wickets while Ashwin has taken 409 wickets in 78 Test matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Aussie off-spinner could pick only nine wickets in four Tests in the recent home series against India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ashwin hasn't picked too many wickets overseas. The bulk of his wickets have come in India. As many as 70 per cent of his wickets are on Indian soil -- 286 wickets of his 409 scalps are in India. Often, he has had to miss overseas Tests due to injuries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But Chappell said that the Indian bowling attack as a whole has been doing so well of late that wickets have been shared and it hasn't allowed Ashwin to take too many wickets overseas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I think, particularly of late, I find that the Indian attack has been so strong that the wickets are being shared around more. And the other point I would make is because of Ashwin's reputation I think the England players probably concentrated more on keeping Ashwin out and with Axar Patel, well, let's be blunt about it, they didn't have a bloody clue," Ian Chappell added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ashwin though ended as the top wicket-taker in the recent home series against England, picking 33 wickets and earning the player-of-the-series award.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ian-chappell-on-r-ashwins-side-in-debate-against-nathan-lyon.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for Ian Chappell On R Ashwin's Side In Debate Against Nathan Lyon ", "alt_title": "R Ashwin and Nathan Lyon", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Ian Chappell On R Ashwin's Side In Debate Against Nathan Lyon On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "R Ashwin is a better off-spinner than Nathan Lyon, said Ian Chappell. ", "seo_keywords": "Ian Chappell, Nathan Lyon, Ravichandran Ashwin", "tag": "", "tagging": "Ian Chappell,Nathan Lyon,Ravichandran Ashwin,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "ian-chappell-on-r-ashwins-side-in-debate-against-nathan-lyon", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2731", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-06-07 06:56:56", "updated": "2021-06-07 06:56:56", "img_from": "Image Source: AFP", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "R Ashwin, Nathan Lyon, Ian Chappell, Ashwin vs Lyon, India, Australia, Chappell", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "12", "jio_date": "2021-06-07 06:56:56", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-06-07 06:56:56", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/ian-chappell-on-r-ashwins-side-in-debate-against-nathan-lyon-77423" }