Woes of the Indian team
Woes of the Indian team There has been a noticeable decline in the quality of cricket played by the Indian team over the course of the past 18 months. India has bottled up in moments of pressure, failed to capitalize on mistakes and the opposition has swiftly crushed India on such occasions. Take the case of India’s tour to England- India was well played to win its first series in the old blighty in nearly 15 years. Instead, India got ‘bazballed’ in the face of a resurgent English team. While one could argue that the administrators also played in a crucial in this loss, by postponing the test by one year on account of rising covid cases in the Indian camp in 2021, there lies the fact that India was swept aside by England, despite having enjoyed a massive lead of 145 runs at the half way stage. India, thus squandered the golden opportunity to crush a beleaguered and demoralized English side. In South Africa, India had the opportunity to conquer the final frontier and stamp its aut...