Aussies will lose 0-3 if they play well vs India: Harbhajan
Cricketer Harbhajan Singh has said Australia will lose their upcoming four-match Test series 0-3 "if they play well" against India. "India will win 3-0...That is if Australia play well. Otherwise, 4-0...I don't think this team has the belief to win in these conditions," said Harbhajan. The series kicks off on February 23, with the first Test being played in Pune.
Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has predicted that India will completely dominate the upcoming four-match Test series against Australia, adding that the best the visitors can hope is for a draw in one of the games.Predicting a resounding victory for India, Harbhajan said, "If Australia play well, India will win 3-0. That is if Australia play well.""Otherwise, 4-0," he was quoted as saying. (Virat Kohli not Australia's only threat: 4 other concerns for Steve Smith's men)Australia are touring India for a full Test series for the first time since they were whitewashed 0-4 by the hosts in the 2012-13 season. The Aussies later defeated India 2-0 in a four-Test rubber played Down Under in the 2014-15 season.Australia have never won a Test match in India since 2004 and their last series win in Asia came against Sri Lanka in 2011. They have since suffered nine straight Test losses in the subcontinent. Harbhajan, who is also a long-time antagonist of Australia, believes the lack of batting experience of the Steve Smith-led side in Asia will act as their biggest downfall. (Australia in gruelling training session, work to counter India's spin onslaught)"I don't think the wickets are going to be that easy for them," said Harbhajan, who has 417 Test wickets to his name. If the ball starts spinning from the first ball, I don't think they will survive for long," he said.He said apart from David Warner and Smith, the other Australian batsmen won't be able to play the game as they play in Australian conditions."That Australian team in the past had so much will and belief. I don't think this team has the belief to win in these conditions," he said.