“We Are Overrated”: 1983 World Cup Winner Blasts Team India Ahead Of South Africa 2nd Test | Cricket News

Legendary Indian cricket workforce batter Krishnamachari Srikkanth criticised the Rohit Sharma-led facet and stated that the Test workforce has been ‘overrated’ within the latest instances. During a latest interplay, Srikkanth identified that India had been excellent when Virat Kohli was skipper however since then, the shape has deteriorated drastically. Under Kohli, India gained Test sequence in Australia and England. However, since then, they’ve misplaced in South Africa and England in addition to within the World Test Championship (WTC) Final.

“Test cricket, we are overrated. I think it was a phase of 2-3 years where we were outstanding when Virat Kohli was the captain of the team. We dominated in England, we fought hard in South Africa, we won in Australia,” Srikkanth stated on his YouTube channel.

Srikkanth additionally stated that India must neglect the truth that they’re the No. 1 ranked Test facet on the planet proper now and even known as among the present gamers ‘overrated’. The former India opener additionally need spinner Kuldeep Yadav to get extra probabilities with a view to utilise him correctly.

“We have to forget the ICC rankings. We are always 1-2, 1-2. It’s a combination of having overrated cricketers and people who have not performed up to their potential. Or there are players who do not have enough chances, like Kuldeep (Yadav),” he added.

Meanwhile, Dean Elgar will bid to carry the curtain down on his Test profession by skippering South Africa to victory within the second and last Test in opposition to an India facet who’re prone to make at the very least two modifications.

The vacationers hopes of attaining their first ever sequence success in South Africa had been comprehensively dashed as they misplaced the primary Test by an innings-and-32 runs final Thursday.

South Africa will probably be revved as much as give Elgar a victorious farewell.

The 36-year-old will captain the facet — standing in for the injured Temba Bavuma — and is in high-quality fettle having scored an impressive 185 within the first Test.

(With AFP inputs)