india: What have India done since winning 50-over World Cup? asks ex-England skipper Michael Vaughan

Former England captain Michael Vaughan on Friday said India have achieved “absolutely nothing” since winning the World Cup at home in 2011 and have been the worst-performing team in history.

Vaughan blamed the team’s dated approach to white-ball games for the lack of performance after the team’s exit from the T20 World Cup.

Vaughan wrote in his column for ‘The Telegraph’, “India are the lowest performing white-ball team in history.”

“Every player in the world who goes to the Indian Premier League says how does it improve their game but what has India ever given?

“What have they done since winning the 50-over World Cup on home soil in 2011? Nothing. India is playing a white-ball game that is old and has been done for years.”

Despite having a talented Rishabh Pant in the team, India opted to go with the experienced Dinesh Karthik in the first four Super 12 matches. These include the last group match against Zimbabwe and then the left-arm pacer in the semi-finals.

But even in those two matches, Pant was of little use as he came to bat at No. 5 and No. 6 respectively and there were hardly any overs left.

Vaughan said he was surprised by India’s attitude in the shortest format.

He wrote, “How he didn’t maximize someone like Rishabh Pant is unbelievable. In this era, top him to launch it.”

“I am just amazed at how they play T20 cricket to their talent. They have players, but they don’t have the right process. They have to go for it,” he added.

In the absence of pacer Jasprit Bumrah and star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, Indian bowlers cut a sorry figure defending 169 against England as Alex Hales and Jos Buttler took 0 wickets in the powerplay before securing the target with four overs to spare. But scored 63 runs. ,

Vaughan wrote, “Why do they give the opposition bowlers the first five overs to sleep?”

“They have a left-arm bowler in Arshdeep Singh who swings it back to the right. So what do they defend 168? They give width to Jos Buttler and Alex Hales to outswing Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

“Where did the left-arm pacer get Buttler and Hales to swing in the first over?

“Madness. Cramp them for room. Don’t give them a chance to get off a flyer in the first over and let nerves settle.”

The 48-year-old also highlighted the paucity of bowling options in the current Indian team and said that the need of the hour is to have more batting all-rounders, a fact also pointed out by spin legend Anil Kumble.

He said, “When you think 10 or 15 years ago all of India’s top six were Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Virender Sehwag and even Sourav Ganguly, they only had five. How are the bowling options?

“No batsman bowls so the captain has only five options. Their (India) bowling options are very few, they don’t bat deep enough and spin moves are lacking.”

The team management’s decision to not play leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for the entire tournament also cost India dearly.

“We know that statistics in T20 cricket tell you that a team needs a spinner who can spin it both ways. India have a lot of leg spinners. Where are they?”

He also questioned India’s record in major ICC tournaments and felt that they need to achieve more success to justify the skill level of their players.

Vaughan wrote, “India is very important to world cricket but for India to have all the advantages, they have to win more. Even in their own backyard in the 2016 World T20 they didn’t reach the final. They Last year was nowhere.”

“A humiliating innings by Virat Kohli this time, probably the best innings ever in T20Is, to beat Pakistan in the group stages. They achieve massively less for their skill levels.”

Pandits are afraid to criticize India
Vaughan feels that experts are afraid to criticize India because they fear losing work or being “hammered” on social media.

“India now have to be honest. What happens when India reach the World Cup? Everyone plays them.

“No one wants to criticize them because you’re on social media and pundits worry about losing work one day in India,” he wrote.

However, Vaughan feels now is “the time to say it straight”.

“They (experts) can hide behind their greats but it’s all about playing a team the right way.”

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laxman: Rahul Dravid rested for NZ tour, VVS Laxman to coach India

National Cricket Academy chief VVS Laxman will be India’s acting head coach for the upcoming tour of New Zealand as the Rahul Dravid-led coaching staff has been given a break following the team’s exit from the T20 World Cup. India will play six white-ball games in New Zealand, including three T20 Internationals and as many One Day Internationals, starting November 18 in Wellington.

While senior players like regular captain Rohit Sharma, star batsman Virat Kohli, opener KL Rahul and spinner Ravichandran Ashwin have been rested for the tour, the entire coaching staff has also been rested after the T20 World Cup.

A BCCI source told PTI, “The NCA team led by Laxman will join the team traveling to New Zealand along with Hrishikesh Kanitkar (batting) and Sairaj Bahule (bowling).”

This will not be the first time that Laxman will take charge of the Indian team. The former cricketer had earlier coached India during tours of Zimbabwe and Ireland and the recent ODI home series against South Africa.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya will lead the team in the T20I series while veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan will lead the ODI side.

Rohit will return to lead the team in Bangladesh. Kohli and Ashwin will also return to the squad for the Bangladesh tour where India will play three ODIs and two Tests, starting December 4.

India were unceremoniously knocked out of the T20 World Cup after England lost the semi-final by 10 wickets in Adelaide on Thursday.

Members who are not part of the New Zealand leg have already started to disintegrate. While Kohli left from Adelaide, Rahul and Rohit are also expected to take off soon.

Many squad members will also participate from Sydney and Perth.

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anil kumble: Indian T20 team needs more batters who can bowl: Anil Kumble

Former India coach Anil Kumble has suggested that power hitting will rule T20 cricket going forward and the Indian team needs to play a brand of cricket where the big batsmen contribute to balance with the ball.

The Indian team was blown away by England’s power hitters Alex Hales and Jos Buttler in the T20 World Cup semi-final played in Adelaide on Thursday.

India’s timid batting approach invited criticism from all quarters as it led to a massive defeat that pulled the team out of the major ICC event.

“… I see that definitely something needs to be done, how we keep talking about bowlers,” Kumble was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.com.

“That’s exactly what England have. They had a lot of options. They used Liam Livingstone. Moeen Ali has hardly bowled in this tournament. So those are the options you need.”

Kumble found fault with the selection of Indian teams and said the current trend needs to be changed.

“Unfortunately even in the India A team that gets picked, it’s mostly batsmen who don’t bowl. It’s important to build that brand of cricket and say how the Indian team is going to do it and do it the right way. The rule should be followed.

He said, “I think the more you play T20, it will be like this, where you just come and show your strength. So I think T20 is going to go ahead.”

Kumble is of the view that each player should understand the specific role assigned to them and once it is decided, the team should stick to it.

He even said that the role should not be restricted to just the national team and players should go back to domestic cricket with the same mindset.

“One is definitely that brand of cricket and then it’s up to the players to choose to do that, but I think it’s also important that these players play their specific roles wherever they play.

“Because it’s not just about playing that role for India and then going back to your domestic cricket and franchise cricket and then changing the way you go about it. For example, Pant today (Thursday) for India Batted at No. 1. 6, he went in the 19th over. He never does that in domestic cricket.”

“So you also need some kind of role definition and that’s something that I think is very important if you’re going to build a powerful team where you need back-up for those roles and not necessarily That your six best players can do whatever role they play. It’s very difficult to do that in the World Cup.”

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world cup: T20 WC: Rain threat looms over England-Pakistan final

There is a risk of rain in the ICC T20 World Cup final between England and Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, as the Bureau of Meteorology on Friday predicted a 95 per cent chance of rain for Melbourne on November 13.

Cricket fans across the world are waiting for the T20 World Cup to peak but the final may either be pushed to the reserve day or the cup may be forced to look into the possibility of being shared by both the teams.

At present there is a 95 percent chance of rain on Sunday and 8 to 20 mm of rain may occur.

“Cloudy to cloudy. Very high (close to 100%) chance of rain. Thunderstorms, possibly severe. Light winds blowing from north to northeast at a speed of 15 to 25 km/h early morning, then moving from north to northwest during the day,” the Bureau of Meteorology predicted Friday morning.

The weather for Reserve Day, Monday, November 14, is not encouraging and there is a 95 per cent chance of rain on this day.

“Cloudy to cloudy. Very high (95%) chance of rain, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Chance of rain with thunderstorms. Winds from northwest to southwest with a speed of 15 to 20 km/h turn towards morning at a speed of 25 to 40 km/h. Then in the evening it will turn west at a speed of 15 to 25 km/h.”

The tournament has been plagued by rain and matches are being washed out without a ball being bowled.

Sunday’s final could face the same fate, which will be the sad end of perhaps the best T20 World Cup in history; Due to the fact that it saw unexpected results and was full of twists.

Earlier, top innings from openers Alex Hales and Jos Buttler helped England to a convincing 10-wicket win over India in the second semi-final of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup in Australia to ensure a place in the T20 World Cup final. Adelaide on Thursday.

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india england match: There will be some retirements, says Sunil Gavaskar after India’s T20WC exit

Legendary Sunil Gavaskar expects some senior players to announce retirement after India’s humiliating 10-wicket defeat against England in the T20 World Cup semi-final here on Thursday. Gavaskar also feels that all-rounder Hardik Pandya will take over the captaincy after the departure of Rohit Sharma.

“After winning the Indian Premier League on his first assignment as captain, he would have marked Hardik Pandya as the next captain,” the former India captain said on Star Sports.

“Hardik Pandya will definitely take charge of the team in the future and there will be some retirement, you never know. The players will be thinking a lot about it.

“There are many players in their mid-30s who would reconsider their position in the Indian T20I squad.”

Fifties from Alex Hales and Jos Buttler helped England beat India by 10 wickets.

While Virat Kohli has been the highest scorer in this World Cup, it has been disappointing for other senior players like skipper Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin and Dinesh Karthik, who are in their mid-30s.

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Virat Kohli news: Virat Kohli becomes first player to smash 4,000 runs in T20I cricket

Star Indian batsman Virat Kohli on Thursday became the first player in history to cross the 4,000-run mark in T20I cricket.

India’s star batsman achieved this feat during the second semi-final match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup against England at the Adelaide Oval.

In the match, Virat played a brilliant innings of 50 runs in 40 balls. His innings included four fours and a six. He hit the ball at a strike rate of 125.00.

This was his fourth fifty in the current edition of the tournament. He is currently the highest run-scorer in the tournament so far. He has scored 296 runs in six innings at an average of 98.66. This also includes his instant-classic knock of 82* against Pakistan in Melbourne.

With this fifty, Virat’s run-tally in T20I cricket has gone up to 4,008 runs in 107 innings from 115 matches at an average of 52.73. He has scored a century and 37 half-centuries with his personal best score of 122*. His strike rate in the shorter format is 137.96.

Other top batsmen in the shortest format are Indian captain Rohit Sharma (3,853), New Zealand opener Martin Guptill (3,531), Pakistan captain Babar Azam (3,323) and Ireland opener Paul Stirling (3,181).

Coming into the match, India posted a score of 168/6 in their 20 overs. Hardik Pandya (63 off 33 balls) and Virat Kohli (50) were the stars of the match for India.

Chris Jordan (3/43) was the bowler for England. Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid took one wicket each.

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england: Brilliant Hales, Buttler rout India as England cruise into T20 World Cup final

Alex Hales and Jos Buttler scored a brilliant unbeaten half-centuries as England beat India by 10 wickets to enter the Twenty20 World Cup final against Pakistan on Thursday.

Chasing 169 for victory in the second semi-final in Adelaide, Hales hit seven sixes in his 86 and Butler, who scored 80, struck a spellbinding run to reach the final in Melbourne on Sunday with four overs to spare. He hit three sixes in his batting performance.

Hardik Pandya’s 33-ball 63 guided India to 168-6 but the aggregate proved insufficient for a motivated opening pair as England chased down their second T20 crown since their 2010 win. .

England skipper Buttler hit three boundaries in the opening over of his chase and his team never looked back.

He continued to bat and Hales soon joined the big-hitting party as England won 63-0 in six overs.

Hales scored 50 off 28 balls and was serious on Axar Patel, who conceded 28 runs in his three overs as the match turned away from India in a flurry of sixes and fours.

Hales completed the team’s 100 with another six off Pandya and Butler soon geared up to adjust to his teammate.

The skipper completed his half-century with a six and a four off Pandya, dashing any hopes of ending their world title drought since India’s 2013 Champions Trophy win.

He scored the winning run with a six off Mohammed Shami and recounted the 1992 50-over World Cup final between Pakistan and England, which Pakistan won.

pandya fireworks

Earlier, Virat Kohli scored his fourth half-century of the tournament and shared a fourth-wicket partnership of 61 runs with Pandya, who broke the opposition attack in the final overs, including 57 runs in the last three overs, including 20 runs in one. Were. Sam Curran.

But it proved too little, too late, after a slow start with the bat and then a poor performance on the field against some of England’s somewhat disciplined bowling.

Chris Jordan took three wickets for the injured Mark Wood.

England invited India to bat and KL Rahul started with a boundary off Ben Stokes.

Seamer Chris Woakes got Rahul caught on the rising ball for five runs.

Captain Rohit Sharma hit four boundaries after a poor start as he and Kohli attempted to rebuild, but Jordan broke in his first over and ended the 43-run partnership when Sharma scored 57 runs wide-on. But missed.

Suryakumar Yadav hit a six and a four off Stokes, but soon fell for 14 in Adil Rashid’s leg-spin.

Kohli scored 4,000 T20 International runs with a boundary off Liam Livingstone, which took India’s total to 100-3 after 15 overs.

Kohli, who leads the tournament batting charts with 296 runs, reached 50 off 39 balls but was caught by Rashid at short third man off Jordan.

On the last ball of Jordan’s innings, Pandya hit four fours and five sixes and got his stumps out on the hit wicket.

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