Australian wicket-keeper batsman Matthew Wade on Tuesday said he would not sledge Indian cricketers during this year’s home Test series as Virat Kohli’s men thrive on verbal duels and use it to their advantage.
Wade has used sharp words to get into the skin of his opponents in the past, especially in the 2017 India ODI series and also during last year’s Ashes.
However, the 32-year-old said he would not want confrontations with Indian players during the much-anticipated four-Test engagement later this year.
“They’re a hard team, they use it (sledging) to their advantage very well. Virat is very clever the way he uses his words or his body language. So they use it as an advantage now. To be honest, I don’t really want to engage too much into that,” Wade told reporters via video conference.
“I know that they thrive off that energy that comes between two players. They’re probably as good at doing that as anyone in the world at the moment, so it’s something I might stay away from this time.”
