Former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali criticised Team India’s head coach Rahul Dravid for making bad decisions in World Test Championship final against Australia at the Oval.
Speaking on his YouTube channel Ali said,
“India lost the match the moment they chose to bowl worrying about the first two hours. And the kind of bowling that was on display was just like IPL.
“By lunch, the Indian bowlers appeared so happy as if they’d won the match. All India can do now is hope to get them out cheaply and hope for a miracle in the fourth innings.
“I am a huge Rahul Dravid fan, I have said this many times in the past. He is a class player, a legend. But as a coach, he is absolutely zero, You prepared turning pitches on India. Just answer me this. When India travelled to Australia, were there similar wickets? They had bouncy pitches, right? God knows what he was thinking. Jab upar wala akal baant raha tha toh pata nahi kaha pahaado ke peeche chhupe huye thhe (God knows where he was when god was distributing brains),” Ali said on his YouTube channel.
“During the 120 overs that India fielded, I could see only 2-3 players being fit – Rahane, Kohli and Jadeja. The rest looked tired,” the former batter said.
India has scored 296 runs and Australia is leading by 296 runs at the end of Day 3 play. Earlier, Shardul said One good partnership and anything can happen.