India’s under par efficiency within the second ODI didn’t go properly with Venkatesh Prasad as the previous India pacer launched a scathing assault and questioned the group’s strategy and angle for his or her underperformance prior to now.
Prasad took to Twitter to voice his ire and hand India a actuality examine about their efficiency within the restricted overs format.
“Test cricket aside, India has been very ordinary in the other two formats for quite sometime now. Lost odi series against ban, SA and Aus. Poor in the last two T20 World Cups. Neither are we an exciting team like England nor brutal like how the Aussies used to be,” Prasad tweeted.
“Despite the money and power, we have become used to celebrating mediocrity and are far from how champion sides are. Every team plays to win and so does India but their approach and attitude is also a factor for underperformance over a period of time,” he additional added.
India middle-order batters failed to deal with tempo, bounce and switch, getting all-out for 181 in 40.5 overs within the rain-marred second ODI.
In reply, West Indies survived a full of life spell from Shardul Thakur (3/42 in 8 overs) earlier than skipper Shai Hope (63 not out, 80 balls) and younger Keacy Carty (48 not out, 65 balls) added 91 runs for the unbroken fifth wicket to shut the sport in 36.4 overs and break a sequence of 9 successive bilateral defeats since December, 2019.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com