Salman Butt weighs in on Ravichandran Ashwin vs Nathan Lyon debate: Ashwin has the edge for me

Salman Butt agreed with former Australia captain Ian Chappell, who feels Ravichandran Ashwin is better than Nathan Lyon, and also gave some of his own points of view in the debate.

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt is the latest to put his weight behind Ravichandran Ashwin in comparison with Nathan Lyon, rating the Indian off-spinner higher than the Australian tweaker. Butt agreed with former Australia captain Ian Chappell, who feels Ashwin is better than Lyon, and gave some of his own points of view in the matter. Lyon is 1 short of 400 wickets from 100 Tests while Ashwin already has 409 scalps from just 78 Tests and is also the highest wicket-taker in international cricket (all 3 formats combined) since his debut in 2010.