Friday, October 26, 2007

Dhoni is the hardest hitter:Brett Lee

The last time India toured Australia, Brett Lee was made largely ineffective by the Indian top order but the speedster says he had "forgotten" that experience and was ready to lock horns with the tourists once again.

In the 2003-04 series which ended in a 1-1 draw, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag averaged more than 50 runs.
Lee was thrust into the role of the leader of the bowling attack in the absence of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne but his two Tests produced the unflattering return of eight wickets for 476 runs at a cost of 59.50 each.

"I actually had forgotten about that until now, so thanks for bringing it up," Lee said when asked if revenge may motivate his efforts this summer.
The fast bowler rated the Indian top order the biggest challenge to Australian bowlers, nominating the usual suspects and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni - "probably the hardest hitter of the ball I've ever seen in my life, a guy who can clear the pickets at will" - as the main threats.

"They're great batsmen to bowl against and, if you want to improve your cricket, you always put yourself against the best and that's the Indian batsmen," Lee told The Age.
"We've definitely got our work cut out but we have got a great side," Lee said while acknowledging a huge hole at the heart of the Australian side this year.

"In the hard Test matches, we've always thought we can turn to Glenn McGrath or turn to Shane Warne to try to take a wicket and actually get that breakthrough," he said

Courtesy:cricket.expressindia.com
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