Former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee has a message for India captain Virat Kohli, who will be heading back to India after the day-night Test for the birth of his first child. Lee said Kohli can have his first child in Australia and the country will accept the little one.

“If you would like to Mr. Kohli, you are welcome to have your child in Australia. Because we will accept you. If you have a little girl, fantastic. If you have a little boy, fantastic. They might become a Baggy Green,” Brett Lee said in an interview to Mid-Day.

The 44-year-old is looking forward to watching how Rishabh Pant and Prithvi Shaw perform in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, while everyone keeps eyes on star batters Virat Kohli and Steve Smith.

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“It is pretty hard to go past Virat Kohli and Steven Smith. But I am actually looking forward to the lesser-known players. These are players who are not at the echelon of world-class yet.

“They are players who have only played a handful of matches, like Marnus Labuschagne for Australia, Rishabh Pant, and Prithvi Shaw for India, those types of guys. I want to see those young guys step up to the play,” he said.

Lee said he's a fan of many Indian cricketers and he could even pick 30 names when asked his favorite players in the current Indian and Australian team.

“I think in the Australian team I would have to say Pat Cummins, and in the Indian cricket team, I love watching mean I can pick 30 of them, but I like watching Rohit Sharma play when he plays his pull shot,” Lee said.

(With Mid-Day Inputs)