Former India cricketer Yajurvindra Singh believes the entire India tour of Sri Lanka was a waste. He added that the Indian team played as a goodwill gesture to help the Sri Lankan cricket board financially.
In a column on News18, Singh said that sending two Indian teams is “demeaning to the very essence of a national side”. He said:
“One can debate on the fact that India can make two international level cricket teams. If so, one wonders as to why India has not won a single major tournament in the last six years. The quantity is surely there for one to see, however, it is the skill and quality of a player at the top level that makes the difference. Performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is a good indicator to unearth talented cricketers, but international cricket is an entirely different ball game.
“The tour of Sri Lanka, involving three ODIs and equal number of T20Is, has been a waste for India. The whole exercise was a goodwill gesture by the BCCI to help Sri Lankan cricket board which is struggling financially,” he added.
Rahul Dravid fell victim to the system by making changes: Yajurvindra Singh
Yajurvindra Singh also slammed the Indian team management and coach, Rahul Dravid for making too many changes in the playing XI. The former Indian cricketer said:
“Rahul Dravid, the coach of the Indian side to Sri Lanka, during the press conference insisted that his squad will play to win all the matches and that it will not be possible to give everyone an opportunity to play on such a short tour.”
“He too fell victim to the system by making changes. One felt that he failed to understand that this was not an India A side but an India senior side and that every match is important as it goes down in cricket history. Furthermore, the successful players who were benched for no fault of theirs could have established themselves as certainties especially in such a competitive scenario,” he added.
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