Too many breaks don’t help: Mohammed Azharuddin
Updated On: 05 January, 2023 08:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyansh Goel
Former skipper Mohammed Azharuddin reckons Team India’s performance has dipped due to fitness issues, inconsistency in selection and absence of senior players during bilateral series
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India players wear a dejected look after their T20 World Cup semi-final loss to England at Adelaide last November. Pic/AFP
Former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin didn’t mince words while describing the Men in Blue’s recent performances. “We’ve not played good cricket. It’s as simple as that. That’s the only problem. I know we have an outstanding bunch of players in terms of talent, but they haven’t played consistently well in the last few months. We’re playing well only in patches,” Azharuddin told mid-day on Tuesday. He was in Mumbai to attend the first T20I between India and Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium.
A forgettable year
The year 2022 was a forgettable one for Rahul Dravid and his men. Starting with the Test series loss to an inexperienced South African side and then going down to England in the one-off Test at Edgbaston, giving away a 2-1 series lead. Not being able to reach the final of the Asia Cup, followed by a semi-final exit in the T20 World Cup. The year just kept on getting worse and it ended with an ODI series defeat to Bangladesh. Azharuddin, 59, put all this down to fitness issues, inconsistency in selection and too many breaks for senior players.
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