Former Indian cricketer Kris Srikkanth slams Team India for underperformance
Former cricketer of team India, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, has slammed the India Cricket Team, claiming them to be overrated. The unfiltered former BCCI Chief Selector has argued that Team India is highly overrated in T20Is and Test cricket. Ahead of the IND vs. SA 2nd Test, Srikkanth has blasted Rohit Sharma and Co. for their poor performance in the previous Test.
Kris Srikkanth has defended his statement by claiming that the whole team in general has underperformed in red-ball cricket. On the other hand, he has claimed that the players who deserve a chance to be on the team have been left out.
Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel, “Test cricket; we are overrated. “We have to make sure... I think it was a phase of 2–3 years. When Virat Kohli was the captain of the team, we were outstanding. We dominated in England, we fought hard in South Africa, and we won in Australia. We had a good phase for 2–4 years. Yes, we were dominating in England and in Australia.”
He also said, “In T20 cricket, India is highly overrated. ODI Cricket is a fantastic team. What happens in ODis is that in the semi-finals, it’s just a one-off match. It’s a luck factor; a lot depends on luck in these matches. I read Rohit Sharma’s statement: For a cricketer, the 50-over World Cup is a huge achievement. We are sometimes underperforming in the knockout matches, in the semi-finals, and in the final. But we are on the gun side in ODI. Regardless of where we play, be it India, Australia, or South Africa, we are a gun side.”