Brett Lee wants to play in World Cup 2011

As speed merchant Brett Lee leaps up in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Test bowling rankings to No 5, the 31-year-old says he wants to play on for at least four more years and spearhead Australia's World Cup defense.

Having just been adjudged the Man of the Series against Sri Lanka, Lee said how doctors feared for his career after stress, fracture and injuries in the recent years. His ankle injury, earlier this year, cost him a spot in the World Cup, raising concerns about his career.

However, his fans always expected him to strike back. Admitting that adversity had made him hungrier than ever, Lee, who has played 61 Tests and 157 ODIs, said that every time he wears the Baggy Green, he thinks of the great Australian cricketers Don Bradman, Steve Waugh and Rodney Marsh.

The tear away fast bowler has been very impressive of late, grabbing the spear head’s role with authority, after the retirements of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.

The paceman has been brushing up his Hindi and has plans of acting in Bollywood films after he retires from cricket. He has already become a sensation for his duets with famous Indian singer Asha Bhonsle. But for now, it is only cricket as the Australian team gears for India's arrival next month.