India is toughest place to play cricket says Brett Lee

20th September (CRICKETNMORE) - Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee lavished high praise on India's Test skipper Virat Kohli. Lee was a part of a panel discussion held in Delhi on 19th September 2016. The discussion was around the upcoming ‘Home Season of cricket’ which begins with New Zealand tour as they will play 3 test matches against India.

"It will be an amazing contest. It will be a test of character and strength to play 13 Tests for Indian cricketers. India can achieve greatness, Virat Kohli will change the structure of the team, he will rub off his qualities on his colleagues. It's a well balanced team. Kohli is a great leader, the team respects him," Lee said.

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The Australian spoke at length about how the Indian team is very well settled.

"The Indian batting line-up is all sorted out, but the bowling is going to be the key in this season. The bowlers will be the ones who will win the series for India," Lee added.

Lee also said that he always found the Indian conditions to be the toughest to play in.

"For me personally, India has been the toughest place to play cricket in. If you can manage to win a series here (India), then you have achieved greatness. I’m guessing Steve Smith shares the same thought. The Ashes is a different experience, but conquering India is everything for a foreign player."

"Australia versus India is one of the most important series, Ashes is also big. If they can do well in India they will go back with a lot of satisfaction. It's an opportunity for Kohli, (Joe) Root, (Kane) Williamson and (Steve) Smith to showcase their skills," he concluded.

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Saurabh Sharma