Dilip Vengsarkar ‘amazed’ at Team India’s break after WTC final loss

Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar is amazed after knowing that Virat Kohli and his men will be on a threeweek holiday before the start of England Test series after poor preparation cost them the World Test Championship final against New Zealand Vengsarkar also a former chief selector feels India played well over the twoyear WTC cycle but their preparation for the final was far from ideal Quarantine restrictions allowed India to play only one intrasquad game before the marquee clash against a well prepared New ZealandI enjoyed watching Test cricket over this cycle India did extremely well over this cycle but the what cost them in the final was their poor preparation They went into such a game without any practise games New Zealand on the other hand were match fit having already played two games against England he told PTI on FridayThe players have a threeweek break before they reassemble in the UK on July 14 for the five Tests against England beginning in Nottingham from August 4 The scheduling has left Vengsarkar amazed It must be mentioned that the sixweek break between WTC final and first England Test is due to travel restrictions and Covid19 protocols for any Indian traveller going to the UKI dont know how we approach this kind of an itinerary Where you go for a holiday in between and then come back to play Test matches One week break was enough post the WTC final The thing is you need to play continuously I am amazed this itinerary was approved Skipper Kohli had spoken about the need for the batsmen to show more intent for scoring runs when conditions are tough for batting like they were in Southampton Vengsarkar said the Kohli and Co should have also shown intent in their preparationAlso readMSK Prasad Batting unit has not clicked for us away from homeIf he is talking about intent then why didnt the team prepare properly for this match Where was the intent then They should have have played at least two fourday games You want to know whether the players are match fit or not by playing those games The fast bowers will know what lengths to hit straightway only in those practice games Vengsarkar said India announced the best available playing eleven two days before the game despite having the option to play an extra seamer when play began in the rain hit gameYou see we had beaten Australia with a similar combination more or less It was the best team they picked under the circumstances Whether you announce it on the day of the game or day before it doesnt make much difference You have an idea about the conditions anyway India missed a fast bowling allrounder in the eleven and played two specialist spinners R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja also because of their batting abilities With Hardik Pandya not fit enough to bowl regularly in the format the selectors ignored him for the UK tour If he is not available then you think about somebody who is available In cricket nobody is indispensable Unfortunately BCCI doesnt have a proper talent spotting team They should pick someone from the U19 level and groom him said Vengsarkar who was the chairman of BCCIs Talent Research amp Development Organization TRDOIndia are yet to win an ICC title under Kohlis leadership and that remains a mystery for Vengsarkar To be honest beating Australia earlier this year was a great achievement I give lot of importance to such wins This WTC they just started I dont know how long they would continue with it I feel if you play in countries like England you should play best of three games to know where the team stands Because after this Test if we have had two more games the outcome of the final could have been different with India having already played a game I dont know why they are not able to win an ICC title They have the combination and the players do itAlso readVirat Kohli wants bestofthree WTC final Kane Williamson backs oneoff TestFor the moment Vengsarkar also doesnt see any merit in the split captaincy debate If Virat is good enough to play in all formats which he very much is than he should continue leading the side He should only be replaced if he doesnt merit a place in the side ODI captain playing under Test captain and vice versa I dont believe in that If Joe Root is playing under Morgan in ODIs I dont agree with that because he is also good enough to lead that side the 65yearold addedAlso readKiwi crush India fail to crack the New Zealand code again in ICC tournamentsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever