Ian Chappell blames Indian selectors for Team India’s demise against England – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Michael-Chappell-c63914, the former Australian skipper, has lashed out at the selectors of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for their lack of vision and planning - the factors, he thinks, that have let the Men in Blue down in the ongoing npower Test
series against England and deprived them of their hard-eared No.1 spot on ICC's International Test rankings.
Chappell has also predicted that Team India’s descending journey will be faster than their ascent was.
The cricketer turned analysts argues that the Indian selectors demonstrated sheer irresponsibility and insanity while selecting the squad for the high-stakes 5-day competition against a team which was h**l-bent to wrench the top rank from India.
He opines that the English have outplayed the Indians in each of the three departments as the visitors have come to play this series with an ageing batting line-up, substandard fielding and a declining off-spinner.
Chappell is of the view that Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s led side will slide down rapidly now as they have lost momentum and confidence badly after suffering this nerve-crushing demise.
The mighty Poms, under the captaincy of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964, have inflicted humiliating defeats in the three Tests out of the four-match series, reaching the top spot on ICC's Test rankings.
Talking to the media, Chappell said, “This disastrous tour has been a while in the making. The selectors’ failure to address issues like an ageing batting line-up, a declining off-spinner, and substandard fielding in the five-day game, has finally come home
to roost.”
Comparing India with his former team, he said, “In all likelihood, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, it was assumed, would be easy pickings for India. I
wouldn’t be so sure.”
Chappell is not the only cricket expert to blame the BCCI selectors for this misadventure, many other international analysts and former players are voicing similar concerns.
Due to the wrong planning of the selectors, Dhoni is playing this series with an unbalanced side which is lacking quality in all three departments.
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