India’s wait for an ICC championship was extended in June after they were defeated by Australia by 209 runs in the World Test Championship Final.
India’s wait for an ICC championship was extended in June after they were defeated by Australia by 209 runs in the World Test Championship Final. Australia were buoyed by centuries from Steve Smith and Travis Head at The Oval in London, while their bowlers also performed admirably. Ajinkya Rahane’s 89 in the first innings and Mohammed Siraj’s bowling were the only highlights from the Indian side.
Former India captain and batting star Sunil Gavaskar was on hand to challenge the BCCI and squad selectors about the performance.
“The selectors and board should be questioning why you fielded first (in the WTC final).” Okay, it was explained at the coin toss that it was overcast. The next question should be, “Did you not know about Travis Head’s weakness against the short ball?” Gavaskar stated this on The Indian Express Idea Exchange.
“Why was the bouncer only used after he had scored 80 runs?” When Head stepped into the batter’s box, we had Ricky Ponting saying, ‘Bounce him, bounce him.’ Everyone knew about it, but we never tried. To be sure, if I were in the commentary box, I would never reveal an India player’s weakness to anyone. The selection committee should call both the captain and the coach and ask, ‘Hello, what happened?'”
Since the 2013 Champions title, Indian cricket has not won an ICC title under skipper MS Dhoni.
