India slammed tour debacle
20 Feb 2014 4:58 AM IST
India have now lost 10 of their last 12 Tests abroad, the other two were drawn, a record that included two successive 4-0 whitewashes in England and Australia. Former Test captain Bishan Bedi blamed the cash-rich BCCI, which has teamed up with England and Australia to ensure that the game’s three most powerful countries have greater control over its governance and generate more money.
‘Money can buy many a cricketer or votes, but money can’t buy a team performance,’ the outspoken Bedi said on Twitter. Bedi also said it was time to review the performance of Dhoni and coach Duncan Fletcher, who took over from South African Gary Kirsten after India’s World Cup triumph in 2011.
‘The top heavy team management is stagnating and needs a fresh look for now and the immediate future,’ Bedi wrote in another tweet. Commentator Harsha Bhogle questioned ICC’s Test rankings that had India at number two behind SA despite its poor away record. ‘India must think the ICC rankings are very generous. No away win for three years and still number. Doesn’t it say a thing or two about the rankings too?’
‘Money can buy many a cricketer or votes, but money can’t buy a team performance,’ the outspoken Bedi said on Twitter. Bedi also said it was time to review the performance of Dhoni and coach Duncan Fletcher, who took over from South African Gary Kirsten after India’s World Cup triumph in 2011.
‘The top heavy team management is stagnating and needs a fresh look for now and the immediate future,’ Bedi wrote in another tweet. Commentator Harsha Bhogle questioned ICC’s Test rankings that had India at number two behind SA despite its poor away record. ‘India must think the ICC rankings are very generous. No away win for three years and still number. Doesn’t it say a thing or two about the rankings too?’
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