India’s confidence ‘damaged’ but Australia won’t underestimate visitors: Marnus Labuschagne
Marnus Labuschagne. File
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A shattering defeat to New Zealand on home soil would have caused a “little bit of damage” to India’s confidence, but Australia will not make the mistake of underestimating the visitors, said charismatic batter Marnus Labuschagne in Perth on Tuesday (November 19, 2024).The world No. 2 India are heading into the five-Test Border-Gavaskar series, starting in Perth on Friday (November 22, 2024), following their whitewash at home, which ended their 12-year unbeaten run in their own backyard.Australia's middle-order mainstay Labuschagne believes the loss to the Kiwis would have dented India's confidence.“It’s really hard to judge. They played in completely different condi...