Former Indian greats ask ageing players to make way for fresh blood
There are growing calls by former Indian cricketers to clean the stables of old horses and make space for youngsters. These comments have come in the wake of India’s 4-0 humiliation at the hands of Australia.
On Saturday, India lost the fourth and final match of the Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 by 298 runs. In the process Australia completed a 4-0 whitewash, the second successive Indian whitewash overseas in the last six months. They endured a similar fate against
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s eighth successive defeat overseas.
India’s run of poor performances over the past six months has created a consensus amongst former Indian cricket greats and pundits that sweeping changes should be made.
Former India captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sourav-Chandidas-Ganguly-c90746, who is in Australia these days for commentating duties, came down heavily on the Indian cricket team demanding extensive changes in the current set-up.
"If the Indian team had performed better in Melbourne and perhaps have won the match the result of the series could have been different," rued the cricketer turned commentator Ganguly during an interview to an Indian TV channel. "If the team keeps losing
like this, changes are inevitable," he said.
The tourists lost the first match at Melbourne by 122 runs, followed by an innings defeat at Sydney and Perth. They lost by 298 runs at the Adelaide Oval, and according to the results, it shows India performed the best in Melbourne, but overall were poor.
The legendary Indian batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Manohar-Gavaskar-c91863, said that this is high time to inject fresh blood in the side at the cost of ageing legs.
"If the team is going to get out for 160-odd, it's better to do so with young players so that they can learn from experience and serve the country better in future," Gavaskar was quoted by an English daily in India.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 should be asked about their
future plans.
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