India's humiliating series loss and surrendering of world number one
Test spot to England came under severe criticism from former cricketers
who said the country needs introspection on how to avert the "demise of
the side".
 Sourav Ganguly said that losing three successive Tests was unthinkable and India will have to ensure that it was just a one-off affair. © AFP |
Former captain Sourav Ganguly said that losing three successive Tests
was unthinkable and India will have to ensure that it was just a
one-off affair.
"You can lose Test matches but losing three in a row and not scoring
any big total, it is something to be worried about. Is it a one-off
affair or the beginning of the demise of the side we have to see," said
Ganguly.
Another former captain Anil Kumble said that India now need to groom
four or five young players to replace veterans like Sachin Tendulkar,
Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman.
"You need to spot four-five players and invest on them, to ensure
that they carry the responsibility of Indian cricket in future in place
of the veterans. We have Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj
Singh, Gautam Gambhir," Kumble said.
"They have to be given a long rope. You may not see India to come
back at the top in quick time. But we have to ensure that with these
youngsters, we remained in top three and climb to top spot after a few
years," he said.
Former India Test opener Arun Lal was scathing in his attack on
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men and said that the country cannot rely
on the 35-plus cricketers for long.
"England are decidedly far better side in the series, there is no
doubt about it. It did not matter if India had some of the top
cricketers in the world but under the conditions England were way way
ahead," Lal said.
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