Advantage India post Warne

Legendary Aussie fast bowler Dennis Lillee has warned skipper Ricky Ponting against taking India, under Mahendra Singh Dhoni, lightly during their tour of Australia.

“The Indians cannot be taken for granted as they will have the advantage of playing in a full-fledged tour (five ODIs and three Tests) against Pakistan when they come to play the Test series while Australia, who have played very little cricket during the last few months, will prepare to meet India with just a couple of Tests against Sri Lanka in Brisbane and Hobart in early November and three ODIs against New Zealand under their belt”, Lillee wrote in his syndicated column on Wednesday.

“Despite being buoyed by their recent ODI success (4-2) in India for the summer clash, India’s Twenty20 world championship success in South Africa, has confirmed the team’s close-knit nature and the way the host side fought back against Australia in the One-Day games showed tremendous courage under fire”, he adds.

“India’s youth policy is working and I feel fans can expect results sooner rather than later. But having said that, I would include former captain Rahul Dravid in the Indian squad because you can’t buy that sort of experience should younger players falter on the big stage”, Lillee observed.

Courtesy:cricketnext.com
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