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Joe Root in motion for England cricket staff© AFP
Former England cricket staff skipper Michael Vaughan was not proud of former Australia head coach Darren Lehmann calling Joe Root “a rung below” Virat Kohli. Lehmann mentioned that he rated Kohli greater than Root and even identified that Root has not scored a single century in Australia until now. The feedback had been made following Virat’s good present in Perth as India received the primary Check match in opposition to Australia. Lehmann referred to as Root “a great player” however regardless of the batter scoring 35 Check centuries, the ex-Australia star mentioned that he has not but reached the “upper echelon” of cricketers.
“Joe Root is a great player, but is he an all-time great? He’s had four [three] goes in the Ashes, hasn’t made a hundred. A rung below for that reason. They’ve made runs all over the world in difficult conditions against different oppositions. And that’s the only thing stopping Joe Root. I think he’s a great player, but is he in that upper echelon?” Lehmann had mentioned.
Vaughan was left fuming on the feedback and he went on to name it “a load of nonsense”.
“What a load of nonsense,” Vaughan mentioned on SEN Mornings in response to Lehmann’s claims. “
“We’re speaking a few participant that would fairly simply – if he stays match and that again stays robust – surpass Sachin Tendulkar in just a few years.”
“Simply because he is not received 100 right here in Australia, this is not the be-all and end-all. You need to come back right here, and rating runs. However he’ll come subsequent yr in the way in which that he is taking part in on this England aspect now at 4 – taking part in the Joe Root approach quite than the Bazball approach – I’ve received a sneaky feeling that may come again to hang-out Darren subsequent yr.”
“He may get a few tons of subsequent yr and the way in which that England are taking part in, notably in opposition to this Kookaburra ball, I feel it should be a terrific contest,” he added.
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