Kapil Dev says Indian players were not fully prepared for the England series – Cricket News Update
The former Indian captain, Kapil Dev, has maligned http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 and his men for surrendering their numero uno Test status to England saying that the tourists were not prepared for the formidable English attack.
The 52-year-old legendary Indian all-rounder said on Sunday that the Indian players became quite complacent after winning the World Cup, followed by the fourth edition of lucrative Indian Premier League and a successful tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, adding that the
complacency cost them their world number one Test status.
"They (the Indian players) were not properly prepared to deal with an England team that are playing top cricket at the moment," http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kapil-Dev-c70234 was quoted as saying by a leading Indian weekly.
"After winning the World Cup in April, they played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and then toured the West Indies, winning against the inexperienced side. So, they thought playing England would also be easy," he added further.
India faced a disgraceful 0-4 whitewash at the hands of England in the recently concluded four-match Test series, their first Test series whitewash since 1998. The clean sweep not only cost India their World Number Test ranking but also saw them slipping
to the third spot on the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757. This was India’s worst defeat in England in the past fifty years.
Dev, the 1983 World Cup winning captain of India, also dismissed the much hyped fatigue factor behind India’s dismal performance against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749. He urged that the bowlers to work hard insisting that the visiting attack was not fully prepared.
"There is no short-cut to success. Only with proper training can they expect to do well. They were not fully prepared," said the former India medium pacer who has 434 Test and 253 ODI wickets in his name.
After losing the Test series 0-4, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 are gearing up for the limited overs leg of the tour starting on August 31 with a one-off Twenty20 International at Manchester. The only T20 will be followed by a five-match One Day International series commencing
on September 3 at Chester-le-Street.
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