Netizens Not Impressed With Australia Coach Justin Langer's '1.5 Bn Indian Population' Comment

Australia coach Justin Langer said, "never ever, ever underestimate the Indians. There are 1.5 billion Indians and if you play in that first eleven you got to be really tough."

Aussie coach Justin Langer. (Source: Getty Images)

There were frustrated reactions in the Aussie camp after the fourth Test match between India and Australia ended in Brisbane. The Australian fortress Gabba was breached after a period of 32 years. In a post-match interview for Seven Sports, Justin Langer went on to talk about his team’s loss in a whole-hearted manner. He remembered Australia’s loss at Headingly, Leeds in the third Test of the 2019 Ashes series when Australia lost by a wicket and had a chance to seal the game.

When asked about what he learnt from a series loss like this he said, "First, you can never take anything for granted, second never ever, ever underestimate the Indians. There are 1.5 billion Indians and if you play in that first eleven you got to be really tough, don't you?"

Watch what he said exactly:          

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🗣 &quot;Pant&#39;s innings reminded me a bit of Ben Stokes at Headingley actually.<br><br>🗣 &quot;You can never take anything for granted. Never ever underestimate the Indians.&quot;<br><br>- Justin Langer talks to <a href="https://twitter.com/HaydosTweets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@haydostweets</a> about the series <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AUSvIND?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>#AUSvIND</a> <a href="https://t.co/lnbnjqWjmg" rel='nofollow'>pic.twitter.com/lnbnjqWjmg</a></p>&mdash; 7Cricket (@7Cricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/7Cricket/status/1351442932935618561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

His comment on India’s population was not taken well by some. Even though he said that India deserved all the credit in the match and can’t talk enough about how well the Indians performed. See what Netizens had to say about Langer's comment:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Are we gonna play the population card today? Didn&#39;t India have a billion people already when Langer was playing? Justin Langer is frustrated, salty, lack of genuine appreciation and has a tinge of arrogance. <a href="https://t.co/yFxT4EOjMK" rel='nofollow'>https://t.co/yFxT4EOjMK</a></p>&mdash; Cleaner two belts (@2youngsinatra) <a href="https://twitter.com/2youngsinatra/status/1351479646861225984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Justin Langer grasps the amount of competition that exists for each slot in the First XI in a Nation with 1.3 billion population. A man with remarkable insights and devoid of racial prejudice.<br>He comes across as a remarkable individual without what we call &quot;kalmasha&quot;.</p>&mdash; Good Governance 🇮🇳 (@sri9011) <a href="https://twitter.com/sri9011/status/1351513134171766786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AjinkyaRahane?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>#AjinkyaRahane</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvsAUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>#INDvsAUS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvAUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>#INDvAUS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RishabPant?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>#RishabPant</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shubmangill?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>#Shubmangill</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shastri?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>#Shastri</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gabba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>#Gabba</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JustinLanger?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>#JustinLanger</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Australia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>#Australia</a><br><br>Justin Langer said that India&#39; 11 players who gets picked out of 1.5 billion must be tough. So, may be they will give an excuse of Australia&#39;s population this time☺️ <a href="https://t.co/loINPmIIlH" rel='nofollow'>https://t.co/loINPmIIlH</a></p>&mdash; Devashish Das (@devashishdash) <a href="https://twitter.com/devashishdash/status/1351513493002997762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Why does Justin Langer keeps reminding us about our population count in all possible interviews. Loose.</p>&mdash; unstabler (@sriramkishi) <a href="https://twitter.com/sriramkishi/status/1351612530859282432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">P.S. Justin Langer is wrong. It isn&#39;t the population, it is the passion. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvsAUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>#INDvsAUS</a> <a href="https://t.co/g9j7pH5qPh" rel='nofollow'>pic.twitter.com/g9j7pH5qPh</a></p>&mdash; Amitava Kumar (@amitavakumar) <a href="https://twitter.com/amitavakumar/status/1351554796558422018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Langer also said, “The loss hurt us big time,” and Australia would look to bounce back in the South Africa series. He was proud of his bowling attack and the four bowlers who stood were solid even after facing a credible Indian batting line-up.

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