The harm issues additional mount for India on Wednesday when Rohit Sharma additionally suffered a blow to his thumb throughout the second ODI towards Bangladesh which additionally dominated him out of the sequence decider. India already conceded the sequence after shedding the second ODI by 5 runs.
The Indian group’s present kind and harm points has left former coach Madan Lal in a worrying way of thinking and even expressed his shock after skipper Rohit mentioned that India “can’t have guys coming in to play for the country half-fit.”
Referring to Rohit’s commentary, Lal, who’s a member of the 1983 World Cup successful group, mentioned: “It is a very sad thing. If the captain is saying this then something is wrong somewhere,” Lal informed PTI in an interview.
“Who is responsible for this? Are trainers responsible for this? Why are unfit players going? You are playing international cricket and the result is in front of you.
Half fit players statement by Captain Rohit Sharma is a concern.Trainer job to make sure all the players are fit before the series.
— Madan Lal (@MadanLal1983) 1670483610000
“If they need to take relaxation they will take relaxation throughout IPL matches. Your nation comes first. If you aren’t going to win ICC trophies, your nation’s cricket goes to go down.”
Lal also lashed out at India following their ODI series loss in Bangladesh, saying the team lacked “depth and fervour” and was heading in the wrong direction.
“Definitely the Indian group isn’t stepping into the appropriate course. I’ve not seen the depth within the group off late. I’ve not seen ‘Josh’ in them within the final couple of years,” Lal said.
“They are usually not trying like an Indian group in any respect. That ardour of taking part in for the nation is lacking. Either their our bodies are too drained or they’re simply going via the motions. And it is a critical concern.”
India had crashed out of the T20 World Cup after losing to eventual champions England in the semifinals. Rohit Sharma and Co also made early exit from the Asia Cup after losing their super 4 games to Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Lal put the blame on top-order batters for India’s not-so-impressive performance in recent times.
“If you see the document, what number of centuries they (seniors) have scored within the final three years? And what number of within the final one yr? With age issue, your hand-eye coordination slows down.
“But they are experienced players and they should have performed. If your top order does not perform you are not going to win.”
The 71-year-old former all-rounder additionally pulled up the bowlers for his or her lack of depth.
“Your bowling unit has become very weak suddenly. It looks like they are not going to get any wickets. After 69 for 6, Bangladesh managed to score 271. So what is all this going on?”
Asked if there was a must have totally different gamers for various codecs, Lal mentioned: “Every country is playing like that. Must have specialised cricketers for different formats. Why not have different players for different formats? All countries are doing it and India should also do the same.”
(With PTI Inputs)