British Media says India need to ‘reconsider’ their attitude towards Test Cricket – Cricket News Update
The Indian team has had to face severe criticism following the recent, humiliating defeat, worth an innings and 242 runs, at the hands of the English hosts during the 3rd Test match at the Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Saturday, August 13, 2011.
However, in a recent affair much criticism came from the British media that offered some out loud statements, highlighting the tourists’ ‘lame’ attitude towards the Test format of the sport.
Recently, the touring side also received some strong words from cricket experts, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Anthony-Holding-c75756, who stated that India seemed disinterested to play on the field and were ‘waiting to lose’.
According to reports, the British media cited that the former number one Test team suffered a crushing loss by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 and had not begun to play as such in the series. The country’s newspapers also blamed the Indian Premier League (IPL), which had led to
an overworked Indian squad. The domestic Twenty20 (T20) competition was also quoted to be the primary reason for players, especially highlight bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379, to develop niggling injuries during the proceeding Test series against England.
“The IPL deprives India’s cricketers of an off-season. If they have niggling injuries they have to look elsewhere for a break, because it is all-important, both financially and politically,” stated a British paper.
The nation’s papers also pointed out Virender Sehwag’s disappointing batting display as a result of weighing the domestic and ‘cash rich’ competition over his shoulder injury, citing that the veteran ‘played in 11 IPL games first, and waited to see whether
his side, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils, made it to the semi finals before undergoing his shoulder injury’.
The media went on to criticise other prominent players on the squad such as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364 quoting that all these members played throughout the IPL but developed various injuries that forced them into missing out on
the recent tour to the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 should now ‘reconsider its attitude towards Test cricket since ‘the game needs them to be strong; not knackered and uninterested’.
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