Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has reportedly stated that the touring Australian team is the weakest ever side to face India. Speaking to the press, Harbhajan said, "That team 2001 had Matthew Hayden, Michael Slater, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh. In this team, if you take Steve Smith and David Warner out, I don't think this batting line-up can offer resistance to Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Both know how to get wickets on the Indian tracks."