New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- Ravichandran Ashwin exposed India batters' lack of quality to battle ball tweakers by claiming that if legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar or past domestic heroes Amol Muzumdar, the India women's team head coach and Mithun Manhas had played against spinners on such a track, the Test would have gone to four days, unlike India's harrowing 30-run defeat against South Africa at Eden Gardnes.

After witnessing the debacle, former off-spinner Ashwin, who was instrumental to India's success in the last decade on turning tracks with his mastery in spin, believes Western countries are far superior in tackling spin than India. The opening Test between India and the World Test Champions, South Africa, barely lasted three days aft...