Former Australian pacer Brett Lee recently made a scathing remark about the Indian cricket team following their shocking 0-3 defeat to New Zealand in the home Test series earlier this month. Lee suggested that India underestimated New Zealand, thinking they would easily “whitewash the Kiwis” due to their strong home record
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In a video on his YouTube channel, Lee said, “They went into the series thinking that we’ll just whitewash the Kiwis, thinking that’s going to be an easy series. And that’s no disrespect to the Kiwis. It’s just that India are so powerful, so strong on home soil. The Kiwis caught India off-guard”
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Lee also pointed out that India’s batsmen struggled against the spin duo of Mitchell Santner and Ajaz Patel, leading to their unexpected defeat. He added, “This is a great learning curve for all out there. Probably not for Aussies because now they’ve got to understand that India will be much better prepared. They are going to come in strong. They would have got a kick up the backside from their coach, Gautam Gambhir.”
Lee further advised star batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to take time off, refresh, and focus on refining their techniques ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. “When you have a couple of bad runs back-to-back, that’s when the pressure could set in. I guess the thing now is someone like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma just have to go back to the drawing board. Work on that technique, freshen up, get away from cricket as much as they can and then hit the ground running when they go to Australia, because I can promise you – these Australian fast bowlers will attack Rohit Sharma with that brand new ball.”
Despite the criticism, Lee acknowledged that India is still a team of champions and emphasized the importance of learning from this defeat. “This is atrocious, the way they played but they are still a team of champions. They have had a downfall over the last couple of weeks; it does happen in cricket. But this is the time to turn it into positives.”
Lee’s comments have sparked a debate among fans and experts, with many agreeing that India needs to regroup and come back stronger for the upcoming series against Australia
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