“Used To Celebrating Mediocrity”: Venkatesh Prasad Rips Into Indian Team | Cricket News

Former Indian cricket crew quick bowler Venkatesh Prasad criticised Rohit Sharma and Co after shedding the second ODI match towards West Indies in Barbados on Saturday. India struggled to attain runs within the absence of star batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as they have been all out for simply 181. Earlier, the Indian cricket crew additionally missed out the chance to whitewash the hosts within the Test sequence however rain performed spoilsport because the second match of the sequence resulted in a draw. Prasad tweeted that India have been strange in white-ball cricket and even referred to as them out for “celebrating mediocrity”.

“Test cricket aside, India has been very ordinary in the other two formats for quite sometime now. Lost odi series against ban, SA and Aus. Poor in the last two T20 World Cups. Neither are we an exciting team like England nor brutal like how the Aussies used to be. Cont,” Prasad tweeted.

“Despite the money and power, we have become used to celebrating mediocrity and are far from how champion sides are. Every team plays to win and so does India but their approach and attitude is also a factor for underperformance over a period of time,” he added.

The batting audition of India’s World Cup aspirants did not go as per plan on a bouncy observe as West Indies levelled the three-match ODI sequence with a snug six-wicket victory, driving on very good bowling efforts from Romario Shepherd and Gudakesh Motie.

Indian crew administration’s determination to relaxation skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli badly backfired as not one of the middle-order batters may deal with tempo, bounce and switch, getting all-out for 181 in 40.5 overs within the rain-marred second ODI, on Saturday.

In reply, West Indies survived a energetic spell from Shardul Thakur (3/42 in 8 overs) earlier than skipper Shai Hope (63 not out, 80 balls) and younger Keacy Carty (48 not out, 65 balls) added 91 runs for the unbroken fifth wicket to shut the sport in 36.4 overs and break a series of 9 successive bilateral defeats since December, 2019.

However it was a clumsy batting effort that grew to become India’s undoing.

Losing 5 wickets for 23 runs in simply 7.2 overs after opening stand of 90 between Ishan Kishan (55 off 55 balls) and Shubman Gill (34 off 49 balls) damage India’s trigger after the West Indies skipper Shai Hope opted to bowl.

(With PTI inputs)

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