Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood says India’s 0-3 dwelling drubbing by the hands of New Zealand might ‘wake a sleeping big’ forward of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy beginning later this month.
Hazlewood reckons India’s confidence will need to have taken successful forward of the five-match Check sequence beginning November 22 in Perth however believes the staff will bounce again in opposition to the defending World Check Championship (WTC) winner.
“It’d awaken a sleeping big, so to talk. We’ll see that once they come out,” Hazlewood informed the Sydney Morning Herald on the sidelines of the Sheffied Defend match between New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland.
“It’s clearly higher them shedding 3-0 than successful 3-0, simply. The boldness may need taken a little bit of successful. Loads of them have been out right here, however there’s a couple of batters who haven’t, in order that they’ll be a bit uncertain of what to anticipate. I don’t suppose you’ll be able to learn an excessive amount of into it. The outcomes are clearly good for us in a method,” the pacer added.
India’s sequence defeat has brought on it to drop beneath Australia within the WTC desk, with a third-straight remaining look now wanting extremely unlikely except it manages to dominate Australia down beneath.
“Credit score to the Kiwi boys. They performed excellent cricket. To win 3-0 in India is unbelievable. It’s laborious sufficient to win one recreation there, not to mention each match of the sequence,” Hazlewood mentioned.
The NSW bowler additionally mentioned he would play the second ODI in opposition to Pakistan on Friday in Adelaide earlier than sitting out the third fixture together with the opposite Check regulars.
“Every part’s falling into place,” he mentioned. “It’s simply an enormous sequence. Each time we play India, it’s proper up there with the Ashes. I feel the crowds will probably be large. I feel the TV scores might be large. [There is talk] it might be the largest ever,” he reckoned.