India Is A Powerhouse That Don't Need To Bow Down: Brett Lee

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Former Australian speedster Brett Lee has described the Indian group as a “powerhouse that do not need to bow down” to anybody, cautioning his compatriots who will tackle the Asian giants in an upcoming five-match Check collection. Lee’s remarks got here after India’s eight-wicket defeat to New Zealand within the Bengaluru Check earlier this week. India, aiming to qualify for his or her third successive last within the World Check Championship, can be travelling to Australia subsequent month to defend the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

“This point in time, India is a powerhouse that do not need to bow down. They know the right way to win, and so they know they’ll beat Australia; they know they’ll beat the Kiwis. They know they’ll beat anybody on any given day,” Lee informed ‘Fox Cricket’.

Commenting on India’s outing within the Bengaluru Check towards the Kiwis, Lee felt that they could have gotten influenced by ‘Bazball’, resulting in taking part in some free photographs.

“India simply did not go into their shell. Perhaps it is Bazball disregarding on different cricketers world wide,” he famous.

“I do know that India will not be pleased with the way in which they performed. They performed some fairly free photographs.” India’s choice to bat first in overcast situations raised eyebrows, because the group was bowled out for 46 within the first innings of the opening Check, its lowest Check rating at dwelling.

Lee mentioned the aspect must “weigh up the chance issue” and added the Indians ought to have judged the situations higher.

“However, you have to weigh up the chance issue as properly. There are occasions when you have to go, ‘Okay, properly, possibly the massive photographs aren’t working as we speak’.

“Perhaps, simply rein it in slightly bit. I do not suppose they form of summed up the situations as shortly as what they need to have accomplished,” Lee mentioned.

India play two extra Checks towards New Zealand — Pune (October 24-28) and Mumbai (November 1-5) — earlier than leaving for Australia.

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