Former Indian cricket workforce quick bowler Venkatesh Prasad criticised Rohit Sharma and Co after dropping the second ODI match towards West Indies in Barbados on Saturday. India struggled to attain runs within the absence of star batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as they had been all out for simply 181. Earlier, the Indian cricket workforce additionally missed out the chance to whitewash the hosts within the Take a look at collection however rain performed spoilsport because the second match of the collection resulted in a draw. Prasad tweeted that India have been unusual in white-ball cricket and even referred to as them out for “celebrating mediocrity”.

“Take a look at cricket apart, India has been very unusual within the different two codecs for fairly someday now. Misplaced odi collection towards ban, SA and Aus. Poor within the final two T20 World Cups. Neither are we an thrilling workforce like England nor brutal like how the Aussies was. Cont,” Prasad tweeted.

Take a look at cricket apart, India has been very unusual within the different two codecs for fairly someday now.
Misplaced odi collection towards ban, SA and Aus. Poor within the final two T20 World Cups.
Neither are we an thrilling workforce like England nor brutal like how the Aussies was. Cont

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) July 30, 2023

“Regardless of the cash and energy, we now have change into used to celebrating mediocrity and are removed from how champion sides are. Each workforce performs to win and so does India however their method and perspective can also be an element for underperformance over a time period,” he added.

Regardless of the cash and energy, we now have change into used to celebrating mediocrity and are removed from how champion sides are. Each workforce performs to win and so does India however their method and perspective can also be an element for underperformance over a time period.

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) July 30, 2023

The batting audition of India’s World Cup aspirants did not go as per plan on a bouncy monitor as West Indies levelled the three-match ODI collection with a snug six-wicket victory, using on excellent bowling efforts from Romario Shepherd and Gudakesh Motie.

Indian workforce administration’s choice to relaxation skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli badly backfired as not one of the middle-order batters may address tempo, bounce and switch, getting all-out for 181 in 40.5 overs within the rain-marred second ODI, on Saturday.

In reply, West Indies survived a full of life spell from Shardul Thakur (3/42 in 8 overs) earlier than skipper Shai Hope (63 not out, 80 balls) and younger Keacy Carty (48 not out, 65 balls) added 91 runs for the unbroken fifth wicket to shut the sport in 36.4 overs and break a sequence of 9 successive bilateral defeats since December, 2019.

Nonetheless it was a clumsy batting effort that grew to become India’s undoing.

Shedding 5 wickets for 23 runs in simply 7.2 overs after opening stand of 90 between Ishan Kishan (55 off 55 balls) and Shubman Gill (34 off 49 balls) harm India’s trigger after the West Indies skipper Shai Hope opted to bowl.

(With PTI inputs)