It is the opinion of cricket circles that the Indian stars were not interested in playing domestic cricket…the management did not make much effort to convince them, so they had to suffer a heavy Test defeat.
–Galla S Kiran Kumar, Bureau ChiefTeam India lost the three-test series against New Zealand (IND vs NZ) at home. It is noteworthy that for the first time in the 91-year history of Indian cricket, a series of more than 3 Tests has been whitewashed. Cricket sources claim that the reason for this is not playing in domestic cricket. After the T20 World Cup, there was a break of about a month. But, India’s star players Virat Kohli, Rohit, Bumrah, Ashwin and others did not enter the Duleep Trophy ring. There are reports that the committee headed by chief selector Ajit Agarkar has suggested that international cricketers should play domestically. The former also commented that the lack of proper match practice was the reason why Rohit and Virat failed miserably in batting. They criticized that they do not know the logic behind not playing.
This is the selectors’ plan.. But
Duleep Trophy was held in Bangalore and Anantapur in September. Many international cricketers also entered the ring. But star cricketers did not play. BCCI selectors have prepared plans to play with them. It seems that initially Rohit, Virat and Ashwin agreed to play. But, it is reported that the board has been told that they will rest by the start of the trophy. Due to this, there was criticism that they did not take the initiative in bringing the stars to the Duleep Trophy ring. That is why they did not get proper practice like other cricketers. Gill, Sarfaraz, Pant, Yashaswi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sundar and others played in this trophy. An opinion was also expressed that such a situation would have been avoided if he had been playing in domestic cricket.
Lack of proper preparation: Sunil Gavaskar
“Practice is the most necessary for those who get on the field after a period of months. After defeating Bangladesh, we all thought that Team India would dominate New Zealand as well. But, the Kiwis played brilliantly. Counterattacked. They are familiar with the pitches here as they have played in the IPL. Ours, on the other hand, struggled to deal with the spin. “The reason for that is lack of proper preparation,” commented former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar. On the other hand, it is known that Rohit Sharma has already revealed his responsibility as the captain of India’s defeat. He stated that he felt the difficulty in playing the spin was the main problem.
