Former England captain Nasser Hussain was recently bashed heavily for reportedly saying that the Indian top order including Virat Kohli should “learn” from the likes of Babar Azam and Kane Williamson how to deal with moving ball in difficult conditions like those offered in England.
These alleged comments from Hussain went viral on social media in the aftermath of India’s batting capitulation in the second innings of the WTC Final 2023 against England at The Oval.
Chasing an improbable target of 444, India were bowled out for 234 in the second innings, with no batsman reaching the half-century mark, and lost the match by 209 runs. In India’s first innings, they had been reeling at 152/6 before a fighting partnership between Rahane and Shardul helped India avoid the embarrassment of a follow-on.
Kohli was out driving a ball wide of off-stump in the second innings.
Former England player was reportedly quoted saying to Sky Sports: “Really disappointed with the Indian batters, their fans might come after me for saying this but I think Indian top order needs to look at Babar and Kane on how to play the pacers when ball is moving around. Both of them do it so late.”
Renowned social media handles and big news publications covered these quotes from Nasser Hussain and this statement from the former England captain left the Indian fans fuming who slammed Hussain.
Fact-check: Did Nasser Hussain say Virat Kohli should learn from Babar Azam?
No, Former England player has confirmed that he didn’t make these comments and these quotes are completely fake and fabricated.
Meanwhile, Australia became the first men’s cricket team to win all the ICC trophies: ODI World Cup, Champions Trophy, T20 World Cup, and World Test Championship.
They won the ODI World Cups in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2015, and followed it with their maiden T20 WC triumph in 2021. Australia won the ICC Champions Trophy in successive tournaments in 2006 and 2009. And now they have added the World Test Championship mace to their cabinet. India, on the other hand, lost two consecutive World Test Championship Finals and missed this opportunity.
