Brett Lee has likened Scott Boland's fate to that of former leg-spinner Stuart MacGill. When Shane Warne used to rule the roost, MacGill only used to get a chance when the spin wizard did not play.

Despite not being a regular member of the Australian setup, MacGill did not let his team down, picking up 208 wickets from 44 Tests.

As far as Boland is concerned, he gets a chance in Australia's Test XI only when one of their big guns amongst Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins, misses out. Boland grabbed his chance with both hands when Hazlewood had his troubles with injury concerns in the recently-concluded five-match Test series against India.

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Boland finished as the third-highest wicket-taker of the series after he took 21 scalps from three games at an average of 13.19. Lee said that Boland plays as a back-up bowler, but the quality he brings is similar to a frontline bowler.

"It's a bit like MacGill and Warne, that's probably the best analogy I could say. Stuart MacGill took 200 Test wickets as a back-up bowler to Shane Warne. But he wasn't a back-up bowler; he was a number one spinner anywhere in the world," Lee was quoted as saying on Indigenous Business News.

"I think Boland's got that same unlucky thing, being born at the wrong time when Australian fast-bowling is so good, so strong," Lee said.

'Boland is the world's nicest guy'

Boland won the Player of the Match award in the to claim the series 3-1. Boland took four wickets in the first innings after which he rattled the Indian batting line-up with a six-wicket haul.

"This guy (Boland) is a freak. His action makes him good, his consistency, his temperament. And he's under the radar. He's literally the world's nicest guy, he doesn't ask for the accolades, and he catches people off guard," Lee added.