• Friday, April 26, 2024

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Langer hits back at Tendulkar ‘defensive’ criticism

By: Sarwar Alam

Coach Justin Langer Saturday rebuffed criticism from Sachin Tendulkar that Australia’s batting was too defensive, and complained that if his team celebrated like Virat Kohli they would be seen as “the worst blokes in the world”. Australia ended day two of the opening Test against India in Adelaide on Friday 191-7, with only Travis Head offering some serious resistence. Superstar Tendulkar tweeted that “the defensive mindset by the Australian batsmen at home is something I’ve not seen before in my experience”. Langer told his players not to let the sledge get under their skin, and said it was a different era when…

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