The former Indian captain is not happy with the current approach of the star Indian players in the big tournaments. He expressed his concern on why the trio not able to perform every time when the team needs them the most. Here in this article, we talk about India’s star trio.
Team India faced defeat in some of biggest tournaments in recent years. In 2017, India lost to Pakistan in the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy. In 2019, team New Zealand defeated team India in the Semi-final of ICC Cricket World 2019. In both those big occasions, star Indians players failed to showcase any
“Reputation is quite big and maybe, the pressure is too much but that shouldn’t be the case. You have to play fearless cricket. All these players (Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul) can play at a 150-160 strike rate. They are such big players, but when the time comes to score runs, they all get out,” Kapil Dev said on Uncut YouTube channel.
He further added, “They are such big players, but when the time comes to score runs, they all get out. We say that you can take your time in the starting 8-10-12 balls, but you get out after playing 25 balls. When the time comes to take off, you get out and hence the pressure starts building on you. Either you become the anchor or the striker. That needs to be decided by the players or the team,”
“If you talk about KL Rahul, you need to talk to him about playing 20 overs and if he scores 80-90, then it is good enough. But if you play 20 overs, and you are coming back 60 not out then you are not doing justice to the team,” he added.
When asked whether the team needs to change its approach in T20Is, the former India captain said: “I think the approach needs to change, if it doesn’t, then you would have to change the players. If they are big players, then they need to have a big impact on the team. You are not big just because of the name, but need to be big on performances. If you are a big name, then you should play cricket like that. Otherwise, we are here to talk about it.”
Team India will face South Africa in 5-match T20I series in the absence of all-format players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, and Jasprit Bumrah.
KL Rahul will lead the Indian team and the series will commence on June 9 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
