After suffering a 1-2 defeat against South Africa earlier this year, India lost their next away Test series 1-4 against England in July-August. However, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar feels that India can win the Test series in Australia.
“We stand a very good chance, so if you see the Australia teams in the past and compare them to this one, yes we have a very good chance. Possibly our best chance to go out there and beat them. I mean playing cricket at the highest level, I don’t think it is at the highest level at this stage. I think they have had better sides in the past. They have had better players with more experience, this is considerably an inexperienced side. They are kind of getting back together and forming a solid unit. But Australians are known for being competitive and I won’t be surprised if they put up a competitive fight. And to go out there and challenge them is also not going to be easy,” Sachin said.
He also asserted that Kohli’s style of captaincy and current superb form with the bat will be an added strength for the Indians.
“I think it is his hunger….his temperament. The ability to assess the situation. Because there is no set formula to that. Every day you are going to have some different challenges and you have got to have that adaptability and flexibility in your mind to go out and assess and he does that rather well. And one good thing is he is hungry forever, that’s how a batsman should be,” he said.
