When it comes to team India’s campaign in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, it certainly didn’t start on a positive note for the ‘men in blue’. A lot of people feel that the excess amount of cricket that they have played in the last year has resulted in fatigue in one of the most important tournaments. Just like the other experts and pundits, Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar, too have kept forward their views.
Kapil was quoted by saying,
“Obviously, for a big player like him, it is a very weak statement. We all know and we believe that he has the hunger and desire to win games for the team. If that is the kind of body language the team has and if that is the kind of thought process the captain has, it is really tough to lift the team’s mood in the dressing room. I felt a little strange hearing those words. He isn’t that kind of a player. He is a fighter. I think he got lost in the moment or something. A captain should not say words like ‘we were not brave enough. You are playing for your country and he has the passion. But when you say such words, fingers will definitely be pointed.”
Sachin Tendulkar, on the other hand, was quoted by DNA saying,
“I’ve noticed one thing, which is that the leg spinners who are mixing their deliveries, bowling googlies, top-spin, flipper, and normal leg-spin have been successful in the recent past against India. Ish Sodhi was very effective, and on the other end, Santner also bowled well. Both gave only 32 runs in eight overs, which is a very impactful performance. I believe this is the area where we have to improve. In (defending) such totals, you need to pick at least three wickets in the first six overs. We didn’t concede many runs, Bumrah took one wicket but it wasn’t an impactful start. We started with Varun Chakravarthy, the mystery bowler. If their openers hadn’t picked him, we had chances to take quick wickets. But it didn’t happen.”
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