Overview

• Rahul Dravid, speaking on Ashwin’s Kutti Stories, joked that Ashwin had ‘coached’ Australia via a Tamil-language clip on playing spin posted after India went 2–0 up in the series.
• Ravichandran Ashwin rejected the idea he aided the visitors, saying that if he could teach playing spin he would have told India’s batters, not Australia.
• Dravid said he took heat from fans who quipped that Ashwin was coaching better than the head coach during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
• Ashwin recounted Mitchell Starc referencing the video during the Indore Test, teasing him about how to play the bouncer.
• The pair noted the role of language and subtitles in how the clip was understood, as the episode resurfaced in hindsight following Australia’s nine-wicket win in Indore where Nathan Lyon took eight in India’s second innings.