team india performance review wtc 2023

Nitin Naik, New Delhi: It is said that money cannot buy anything, but this is not entirely true. India, which is roaming around as the Kuber of the cricket world, can see its own embarrassment in the mirror today. If the Indian Cricket Board, which rules global cricket, had to take the ICC World Test Championship with money, there would be no shortage, but it is not so. Team India, which came in the field to win it, got defeated by Australia by 209 runs and now it is time to peep into their neck.

Poor team selection and ultra-conservative strategy
Head coach Rahul Dravid has been ultra-conservative with team selection and strategy. He left the batting and bowling full of dashing heroes aside. Dravid said after India’s crushing defeat – it was not a wicket of 469. He also said – It was disappointing to give away 157 runs in the last session on the first day. This one session turned the tide of the match. Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja looked a bit effective, but it did not work.

Why is Ashwin the easy scapegoat?
With the top order completely failing, Ashwin was made the scapegoat for the WTC final loss against New Zealand in Southampton. Captain Rohit Sharma blamed the bowlers after England’s crushing defeat in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup in Adelaide. But he forgot that India were barely 62 for 2 after 10 overs and the captain himself had played a very disappointing 27 off 28 balls.

A slap on the face of the lions of the house
Shreyas Iyer and Hanuma Vihari were given a message to play their part by dropping Pujara and Rahane for the two-match home series against Sri Lanka last year. Dravid then decided to reverse drive. Old names again in the middle order. WTC defeat is a big slap on the face of the batsmen who have scored a lot of runs at home. On this, Dravid was seen saying that this is the team which won matches in Australia and England. He didn’t do justice to his game.

Poor average of Pujara, Virat and Rahane
At a glance, this was Dravid’s cheap argument. The truth is that the middle order has been in the ICU for a while now. Star batsman Virat Kohli, who once again got out on the offside to the sixth stump ball, averaged 32.13 WTC this season. Pujara averaged 32, while Rahane, who made a comeback, averaged 24.64. This tells that the players who are called the team’s dhakars have crossed their prime.

Where do Indian batsmen stand in front of other batsmen?
On the other hand, if you look at other teams, you will know that Joe Root, who is considered as a batsman of Kohli’s stature, averages 53.1, Steve Smith has 50.08, Marnus Labuschagne has 53.8, Babar Azam has 61.08, Johnny Bairstow has 51.4 and Travis Head has 52.5. . Gavaskar criticized the coach for his correct assessment. He said – It does not matter what is the average of other players. We are talking about the Indian team. The average of Indian players is falling. Is the level of coaching not what you need? Is there not much analysis about the areas where you are lacking? There is a need to do an honest self review.

There is no dearth of talent, but the allure of T20 is overwhelming
There is a lot of talent in India-A. There are many great cricketers. Many new names have emerged in the Ranji Trophy, but the already big names enjoy the status of greatness. The team management is not even trying to look beyond him. Ignoring deserving players and the craze for T20 franchise cricket will take no time to waste young talent. If India starts the next WTC season with West Indies tour, then it will be known how much its thinking has changed?
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