Australian cricket legend Brett Lee enjoys a massive fan following in India. Lee has been travelling to India for over 20 years now not only for his cricketing assignments but also for his commentary and broadcast related work post his retirement from all forms of cricket. Over the years, Lee has picked up the Hindi language and fans got to see the glimpse of it in a video gone viral on social media. In the video, Lee was seen interacting with Indian-origin Australian cricketer Nikhil Chaudhary.
The Delhi-born cricketer had migrated to Australia in a bid to give an impetus to his cricket career. Currently, he is plying his trade for the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League (BBL). During a match in the ongoing season of the BBL, Chaudhary who was fielding had to interact with the commentators and in a pleasant surprise Brett Lee greeted him in Hindi. At the end of the short exchange, Chaudary was left impressed and said: “Your Hindi is too good, mate.”
Take a look at Lee’s Hindi-speaking avatar here:
After the match, Chaudhary even had a chance to meet the former Australia speedster.
Nikhil’s T20 Career So Far
Nikhil has featured in 17 T20s so far. In these, the right-arm off-break bowler has scalped 10 wickets at an average of 25.80 and an economy of 7.81. His best figures in a BBL match read 3 wickets for 36 runs. Nikhil has got an opportunity to bat in 12 innings and has maintained a healthy strike rate of 139.06, an asset lower down the order in this format.