http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kapil-Dev-c70234 says India deserved a break after the World Cup win – Cricket News Update
Kapil Dev, the world cup winning captain of India, has said that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 and his men deserved a break after the World Cup victory in April, earlier this year.
The 52-year-old former Chandigarh all-rounder said that after the hectic World Cup tournament, the players needed a chance to relax, which they were never given and the ultimate result is the spate of injuries and the England debacle.
"There was so much pressure and hype during the World Cup. It was such a big triumph but our players never got a chance to unwind," said the former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 captain while talking to media reporters on Saturday.
"They kept on playing cricket which ultimately resulted in their passion also fizzling out. One should understand that cricket is a sport and not a normal office which they have to attend day in and day out," he stressed.
India have been continuously playing cricket since October last year. It started with a home series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 before returning home in February to play in the
esteemed World Cup tournament, in which they returned victorious.
The high profile and nerve-wracking World Cup was followed by lucrative Indian premier League followed by a tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in June-July. The Men in Blue, under Dhoni’s captaincy, then landed in England on July 15, just five days after concluding the
Caribbean itinerary. And after the disastrous two-month long tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, the side is looking forward to host England in a home series starting on October 14.
This shows how much intense cricket the Indian team has been playing for the past twelve months, so the current series of injuries to the senior players is not surprising. MS Dhoni lost eight of his senior players during the two-month long tour of England
at various stages, including three of the four specialist bowlers for the tour.
The players who returned home from England this summer include http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556.
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