File photograph of Indian cricket staff star Virat Kohli© AFP
Legendary Indian cricket staff batter Krishnamachari Srikkanth criticised the Rohit Sharma-led aspect and stated that the Take a look at staff has been ‘overrated’ within the current instances. Throughout a current interplay, Srikkanth identified that India have been excellent when Virat Kohli was skipper however since then, the shape has deteriorated drastically. Below Kohli, India gained Take a look at sequence in Australia and England. Nevertheless, since then, they’ve misplaced in South Africa and England in addition to within the World Take a look at Championship (WTC) Ultimate.
“Take a look at cricket, we’re overrated. I feel it was a part of 2-3 years the place we have been excellent when Virat Kohli was the captain of the staff. We dominated in England, we fought onerous in South Africa, we gained in Australia,” Srikkanth stated on his YouTube channel.
Srikkanth additionally stated that India must overlook the truth that they’re the No. 1 ranked Take a look at aspect on the planet proper now and even known as a number of the present gamers ‘overrated’. The previous India opener additionally need spinner Kuldeep Yadav to get extra probabilities in an effort to utilise him correctly.
“We now have to overlook the ICC rankings. We’re all the time 1-2, 1-2. It is a mixture of getting overrated cricketers and individuals who haven’t carried out as much as their potential. Or there are gamers who should not have sufficient probabilities, like Kuldeep (Yadav),” he added.
In the meantime, Dean Elgar will bid to deliver the curtain down on his Take a look at profession by skippering South Africa to victory within the second and ultimate Take a look at in opposition to an India aspect who’re prone to make a minimum of two adjustments.
The vacationers hopes of reaching their first ever sequence success in South Africa have been comprehensively dashed as they misplaced the primary Take a look at by an innings-and-32 runs final Thursday.
South Africa will probably be revved as much as give Elgar a victorious farewell.
The 36-year-old will captain the aspect — standing in for the injured Temba Bavuma — and is in positive fettle having scored an impressive 185 within the first Take a look at.
(With AFP inputs)
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