India are the most under-performing team in white-ball history, says former England skipper Michael Vaughan, who lambasted the ‘Men in Blue’ for playing outdated style of cricket in the T20 World Cup. In yet another ICC tournament India’s campaign ended in heartbreak. This time by England as Jos Buttler and Co. handed the former champions a 10-wicket drubbing in the T20 World Cup semifinal in Adelaide on Thursday.
“India are the most under-performing white-ball team in history,” Vaughan wrote in his column for ‘The Telegraph’.
“Every player in the world who goes to the Indian Premier League says how it improves their game but what have India ever delivered? “Since winning the 50 over World Cup on home soil in 2011 what have they done? Nothing. India are playing a white-ball game that is dated and have done for years,” he added.
The 48-year-old slammed the Indian team management for not using the prodigiously talented Rishabh Pant effectively.
“How they have not maximised someone like Rishabh Pant is incredible. In this era, put him up the top to launch it.
“I’m just staggered by how they play T20 cricket for the talent they have. They have the players, but just do not have the right process in place. They have to go for it. Why do they give the opposition bowlers the first five overs to bed in?”
He also highlighted the lack of all-rounders in the side.
“How have they only got five bowling options when you think 10 or 15 years ago all of India’s top six could bowl a little bit – Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Virender Sehwag and even Sourav Ganguly? “None of the batsmen bowl so the captain has only got five options.” The team management’s decision to not play leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal also cost India.
